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M1.6 Earthquake near Quarry blast of magnitude 1.6, near of Caen (France hexagonale) (France)

UTC time: 2025-09-12 10:01:29 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On September 12, 2025 at 10:01 UTC, a magnitude M1.6 earthquake occurred near Quarry blast of magnitude 1.6, near of Caen (France hexagonale) (France). Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by RESIF and cross-checked across seismological networks. France: 17 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M2.2.

Details

ID
eb7f705481dbbb143ee132f53a857d824fcef372
Magnitude
M1.6
Depth
0.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-12 10:01:29 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
City
Normandie
Source
resif
Coordinates
49.09997, -0.37894
Temperature
19.0°C

Depth profile

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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Chaine des Puys
    Distance: 447 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'464 m ·Last eruption: -4040 ·France

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Caen Carpiquet airportFrance · CFR · LFRK
    10.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • Deauville Normandie airportFrance · DOL · LFRG
    48.7 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

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Context for this earthquake

10 Sep 2025 – 09 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,008 Catalogue entries

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