France

M2.0 Earthquake near NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE (France)

UTC time: 2025-11-27 11:08:15 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

On November 27, 2025 at 11:08 UTC, a magnitude M2.0 earthquake occurred near NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE (France). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 5 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. France: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 20 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.0.

Details

ID
bb05c7393c2974ec5c0a68ad210d726874db459a
Magnitude
M2.0
Depth
5.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-27 11:08:15 UTC
Local time
Country
Source
emsc
Coordinates
43.70590, 6.94530
Temperature
14.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 5 km
Shallow
5 km
5 km — close to 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

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Nice-Côte d'Azur AirportFrance · NCE · LFMN
    22.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-08

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

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Context for this earthquake

08 Sep 2025 – 08 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 73 Catalogue entries

Of 72 other entries for this area and period, 63 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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