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M2.0 Earthquake near FRANCE (France)

UTC time: 2025-06-18 10:13:27 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.0 earthquake was recorded near FRANCE (France) on June 18, 2025 at 10:13 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 event was recorded by EMSC. France: 18 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M3.2.

Details

ID
ec66d43981eeb1b4f3c4888dd92a537aa1ee1e94
Magnitude
M2.0
Depth
5.0 km
UTC time
2025-06-18 10:13:27 UTC
Local time
Country
Source
emsc
Coordinates
47.33700, -1.17910
Temperature
29.5°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 (6.1 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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Airports

  • Nantes Atlantique AirportFrance · NTE · LFRS
    38.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-10

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

Pays de la Loire

Context for this earthquake

10 Sep 2025 – 10 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 56 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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