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M2.9 Earthquake near FRANCE (France)

UTC time: 2025-06-15 02:57:57 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On June 15, 2025 at 02:57 UTC, a magnitude M2.9 earthquake occurred near FRANCE (France). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 23 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. 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
db1b1976d68c4354f3ad6a751e005582df651f0b
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
23.0 km
UTC time
2025-06-15 02:57:57 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
Source
emsc
Coordinates
48.72230, -4.77530
Temperature
14.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 23 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 23 km
Shallow
23 km
23 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

1felt 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: Jun 15, 2025, 4:21 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Ouessant AirportFrance · OUI · LFEC
    35.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • Brest Bretagne airportFrance · BES · LFRB
    40.2 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 ≥ 2.0 · 1,010 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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