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

UTC time: 2025-12-08 10:33:04 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 8, 2025 at 10:33 UTC, a magnitude M1.6 earthquake occurred near Quarry blast of magnitude 1.6, near of Limoges (France hexagonale) (France). 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 10 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.1.

Details

ID
f35f6ddae6a265edf577843c8b77fecaa3d00ed3
Magnitude
M1.6
Depth
0.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-08 10:33:04 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
City
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Source
resif
Coordinates
46.07199, 0.69142
Temperature
15.1°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: 180 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'464 m ·Last eruption: -4040 ·France
  • Olot Volcanic Field
    Distance: 458 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 893 m ·Spain

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Limoges AirportFrance · LIG · LFBL
    44.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-07

Nuclear power plants

  • Civaux nuclear power plantFranceOperating at dataset dateReactor units at site: 2
    42.7 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

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Context for this earthquake

08 Sep 2025 – 08 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 193 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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