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M2.1 Earthquake near FRANCE (France)

UTC time: 2025-05-13 11:11:01 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.1 earthquake was recorded near FRANCE (France) on May 13, 2025 at 11:11 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: 20 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M3.2.

Details

ID
f531a8e0f8095e37557de82461187378e55f4b4e
Magnitude
M2.1
Depth
5.0 km
UTC time
2025-05-13 11:11:01 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
City
Occitanie
Source
emsc
Coordinates
44.11280, 4.24010
Temperature
23.2°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 km)
Regional average: 6 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

Felt reports

23felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: May 13, 2025, 2:09 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

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Nuclear power plants

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Occitanie

Context for this earthquake

10 Sep 2025 – 10 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 113 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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