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M1.5 Earthquake near Salles, Occitania (France)

UTC time: 2026-10-22 12:41:36 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.5 earthquake was recorded near Salles, Occitania (France) on October 22, 2026 at 12:41 UTC. With a focal depth of about 5 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: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 68 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.6.

Details

ID
e2d1d7f029cde6dc7dfad274aaec021e9d5d8729
Magnitude
M1.5
Depth
4.8 km
UTC time
2026-10-22 12:41:36 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
State
Occitania
City
Salles
County
Hautes Pyrenees
Village
Salles
Source
emsc
Coordinates
43.03260, -0.19900
Temperature
9.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 4.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 4.8 km
Shallow
4.8 km
4.8 km — close to the regional average (6.2 km)
Regional average: 6.2 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: 243 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 893 m ·Spain
  • Chaine des Puys
    Distance: 397 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'464 m ·Last eruption: -4040 ·France

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées AirportFrance · LDE · LFBT
    22.5 kmStraight-line distance
  • Pau Pyrénées AirportFrance · PUF · LFBP
    42.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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

Occitania

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 32 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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