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M1.5 Earthquake near Quarry blast of magnitude 1.5, near of Carcassonne (France hexagonale) (France)

UTC time: 2025-12-12 10:57:56 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.5 earthquake was recorded near Quarry blast of magnitude 1.5, near of Carcassonne (France hexagonale) (France) on December 12, 2025 at 10:57 UTC. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by RESIF and cross-checked across seismological networks. France: 12 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M2.2.

Details

ID
d8a16d2fa6139a0e13c13531908d4b92f4e8713b
Magnitude
M1.5
Depth
0.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-12 10:57:56 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
City
Occitanie
Source
resif
Coordinates
43.46613, 2.01103
Temperature
15.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 0 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 0 km
Shallow
0 km
0 km — shallower 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: 150 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 893 m ·Spain
  • Chaine des Puys
    Distance: 269 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'464 m ·Last eruption: -4040 ·France

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Castres Mazamet AirportFrance · DCM · LFCK
    24.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Carcassonne Salvaza AirportFrance · CCF · LFMK
    36.7 kmStraight-line distance

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

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

07 Sep 2025 – 07 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 115 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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