France

M1.9 Earthquake near Event of magnitude 1.9, near of Carcassonne (France hexagonale) (France)

UTC time: 2025-12-21 01:53:19 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.9 earthquake was recorded near Event of magnitude 1.9, near of Carcassonne (France hexagonale) (France) on December 21, 2025 at 01:53 UTC. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by RESIF. France: 14 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M2.3.

Details

ID
b92c0c3a376195e4e756fe6b09e4a00c70062f3e
Magnitude
M1.9
Depth
0.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-21 01:53:19 UTC
Local time
Country
City
Source
resif
Coordinates
42.88328, 2.14683
Temperature
9.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 0 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 0 km
Shallow
0 km
0 km — shallower than the regional average (6.1 km)
Regional average: 6.1 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

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Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Carcassonne Salvaza AirportFrance · CCF · LFMK
    39.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-07

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Context for this earthquake

07 Sep 2025 – 07 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 115 Catalogue entries

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