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M2.4 Earthquake near FRANCE-GERMANY BORDER REGION (France)

UTC time: 2025-12-12 19:01:08 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 12, 2025 at 19:01 UTC, a magnitude M2.4 earthquake occurred near FRANCE-GERMANY BORDER REGION (France). With a focal depth of about 7 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: 12 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M2.2.

Details

ID
c5a30b0cd607a859a11eef001fb6fd141fd27bbf
Magnitude
M2.4
Depth
7.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-12 19:01:08 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
City
Grand Est
Source
emsc
Coordinates
48.88000, 7.90000
Temperature
2.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 7 km
Shallow
7 km
7 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

Felt reports

5felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Dec 15, 2025, 1:30 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Karlsruhe Baden-Baden AirportGermany · FKB · EDSB
    17.3 kmStraight-line distance
  • Strasbourg AirportFrance · SXB · LFST
    42.9 kmStraight-line distance

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

Nuclear power plants

  • MZFR nuclear power plantGermanyPermanently shut downReactor units at site: 1
    46.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • KNK II nuclear power plantGermanyPermanently shut downReactor units at site: 1Approximate location
    46.2 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

07 Sep 2025 – 07 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 41 Catalogue entries

Of 40 other entries for this area and period, 3 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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