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M3.7 Earthquake near FRANCE (France)

UTC time: 2025-07-31 02:53:36 UTC Local time: —

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M3.7 Earthquake near FRANCE (France) · 2025-07-31 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M3.7 Earthquake near FRANCE (France) · 2025-07-31 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M3.7 earthquake was recorded near FRANCE (France) on July 31, 2025 at 02:53 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Shaking of this size is frequently noticed but usually harmless.

The event was recorded by EMSC. France: 12 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M2.9.

Details

ID
d18cd1592153e9e8b8dd95b1fb335cbc89b97d1e
Magnitude
M3.7
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-31 02:53:36 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
City
Occitanie
Source
emsc
Coordinates
44.57000, 2.61000
Temperature
12.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
10 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

Felt reports

9felt 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: Jul 31, 2025, 8:24 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Rodez–Aveyron AirportFrance · RDZ · LFCR
    20.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • Aurillac airportFrance · AUR · LFLW
    38.7 kmStraight-line distance

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

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

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Context for this earthquake

10 Sep 2025 – 10 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 28 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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