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M2.0 Earthquake near FRANCE

UTC time: 2026-03-20 23:45:44 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.0
Depth
1.4 km
Source
EMSC

FRANCE

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About this earthquake

On March 20, 2026 at 23:45 UTC, a magnitude M2.0 earthquake occurred near FRANCE. With a focal depth of about 1 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 EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
f534fb8aab2964bae36e7de7bfadf4aa1780fb38
Magnitude
M2.0
Depth
1.4 km
UTC time
2026-03-20 23:45:44 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
46.07610, 6.04940
Temperature
3.3°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 1.4 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 1.4 km
Shallow
1.4 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: 239 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'464 m ·Last eruption: -4040 ·France
  • West Eifel Volcanic Field
    Distance: 459 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 600 m ·Last eruption: -8300 ·Germany

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airportFrance · NCY · LFLP
    16.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • Geneva International AirportSwitzerland · GVA · LSGG
    18.6 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-15

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

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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