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M1.4 Earthquake near Bouvesse-Quirieu, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (France)

UTC time: 2026-09-28 08:23:29 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M1.4
Depth
5.0 km
Source
RESIF

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · Bouvesse-Quirieu

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.4 earthquake was recorded near Bouvesse-Quirieu, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (France) on September 28, 2026 at 08:23 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 RESIF and cross-checked across seismological networks. France: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 24 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.3.

Details

ID
e8dfd5efa753c22d14664b8f93bb7067ea73bf3e
Magnitude
M1.4
Depth
5.0 km
UTC time
2026-09-28 08:23:29 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
State
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
City
Bouvesse-Quirieu
County
Isère
Village
Bouvesse
Source
resif
Coordinates
45.78358, 5.41706
Temperature
17.5°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 (6.2 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

  • Chaine des Puys
    Distance: 189 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'464 m ·Last eruption: -4040 ·France
  • Olot Volcanic Field
    Distance: 463 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 893 m ·Spain
  • West Eifel Volcanic Field
    Distance: 499 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 600 m ·Last eruption: -8300 ·Germany

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry AirportFrance · LYS · LFLL
    26.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airportFrance · CMF · LFLB
    39.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Grenoble Alpes Isère AirportFrance · GNB · LFLS
    47.3 kmStraight-line distance

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

Nuclear power plants

  • Superphénix nuclear power plantFrancePermanently shut downReactor units at site: 1
    4.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • Bugey nuclear power plantFranceOperating at dataset date · Permanently shut downReactor units at site: 5
    11.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: Global Energy Monitor · Global Nuclear Power Tracker · Dataset date: 2026-08

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

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 198 Catalogue entries

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