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M1.9 Earthquake near Briec, Brittany (France)

UTC time: 2026-10-19 23:50:29 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On October 19, 2026 at 23:50 UTC, a magnitude M1.9 earthquake occurred near Briec, Brittany (France). 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 M2.2.

Details

ID
eb9ae4f29bbc39c6c68c97cf3e0c9711d216f294
Magnitude
M1.9
Depth
5.0 km
UTC time
2026-10-19 23:50:29 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
State
Brittany
City
Briec
County
Finistère
Village
Briec
Source
resif
Coordinates
48.14309, -4.03610
Temperature
5.9°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

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Brest Bretagne airportFrance · BES · LFRB
    44.1 kmStraight-line distance

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

Nuclear power plants

  • Brennilis nuclear power plantFrancePermanently shut downReactor units at site: 1
    26.5 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 992 Catalogue entries

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