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M1.9 Earthquake near Event of magnitude 1.9, near of Nice (France hexagonale) (France)

UTC time: 2025-10-21 04:46:59 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.9 earthquake was recorded near Event of magnitude 1.9, near of Nice (France hexagonale) (France) on October 21, 2025 at 04:46 UTC. With a focal depth of about 5 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The event was recorded by RESIF. France: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 20 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.0.

Details

ID
e682568ecdd5ee68f5e2166d9eb34435d3c358ec
Magnitude
M1.9
Depth
5.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-21 04:46:59 UTC
Local time
Country
Source
resif
Coordinates
43.77452, 7.06514
Temperature
9.3°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 5 km
Shallow
5 km
5 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

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Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Nice-Côte d'Azur AirportFrance · NCE · LFMN
    17.7 kmStraight-line distance

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

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

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Context for this earthquake

09 Sep 2025 – 09 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 73 Catalogue entries

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