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M1.4 Earthquake near FRANCE-GERMANY BORDER REGION (France)

UTC time: 2025-06-14 03:00:59 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.4 earthquake was recorded near FRANCE-GERMANY BORDER REGION (France) on June 14, 2025 at 03:00 UTC. With a focal depth of about 8 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. France: 18 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M3.2.

Details

ID
c034d54983d43ae1f5b9e926453721acd28f9075
Magnitude
M1.4
Depth
8.3 km
UTC time
2025-06-14 03:00:59 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
City
Grand Est
Source
emsc
Coordinates
47.53010, 7.42580
Temperature
24.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 8.3 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 8.3 km
Shallow
8.3 km
8.3 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • West Eifel Volcanic Field
    Distance: 297 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 600 m ·Last eruption: -8300 ·Germany
  • Chaine des Puys
    Distance: 391 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'464 m ·Last eruption: -4040 ·France

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–FreiburgFrance · BSL · LFSB
    10.6 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-10

Nuclear power plants

  • Fessenheim nuclear power plantFrancePermanently shut downReactor units at site: 2
    42.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • Goesgen nuclear power plantSwitzerlandOperating at dataset dateReactor units at site: 1
    44.7 kmStraight-line distance

Source: Global Energy Monitor · Global Nuclear Power Tracker · Dataset date: 2026-08

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Grand Est

Context for this earthquake

10 Sep 2025 – 10 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 41 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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