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M2.2 Earthquake near Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre, Occitanie (France)

UTC time: 2026-03-02 04:57:00 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.2
Depth
12.7 km
Source
EMSC

Occitanie · Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre

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About this earthquake

On March 2, 2026 at 04:57 UTC, a magnitude M2.2 earthquake occurred near Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre, Occitanie (France). With a focal depth of about 13 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. France: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 7 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.3.

Details

ID
b95dd586a09d39c3725aa07457eb54b9bd535748
Magnitude
M2.2
Depth
12.7 km
UTC time
2026-03-02 04:57:00 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
State
Occitanie
City
Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre
County
Hautes-Pyrénées
Village
Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre
Source
emsc
Coordinates
43.09980, -0.19230
Temperature
5.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 12.7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 12.7 km
Shallow
12.7 km
12.7 km — deeper 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Olot Volcanic Field
    Distance: 246 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 893 m ·Spain
  • Chaine des Puys
    Distance: 391 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'464 m ·Last eruption: -4040 ·France

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées AirportFrance · LDE · LFBT
    17.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Pau Pyrénées AirportFrance · PUF · LFBP
    36.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-06

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Occitanie

Context for this earthquake

06 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 115 Catalogue entries

Of 114 other entries for this area and period, 45 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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