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M1.5 Earthquake near PYRENEES (France)

UTC time: 2025-12-27 23:47:23 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 27, 2025 at 23:47 UTC, a magnitude M1.5 earthquake occurred near PYRENEES (France). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 4 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. France: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 14 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.3.

Details

ID
d9cf4c212c76a5fb6fb6363f39f35d0360f20a51
Magnitude
M1.5
Depth
4.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-27 23:47:23 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
City
Occitanie
Source
emsc
Coordinates
43.03870, -0.01880
Temperature
2.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 4 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 4 km
Shallow
4 km
4 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

  • Olot Volcanic Field
    Distance: 230 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 893 m ·Spain
  • Chaine des Puys
    Distance: 387 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'464 m ·Last eruption: -4040 ·France

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées AirportFrance · LDE · LFBT
    15.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Pau Pyrénées AirportFrance · PUF · LFBP
    49.9 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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