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M2.7 Earthquake near Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (France)

UTC time: 2025-12-03 23:24:38 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.7 earthquake was recorded near Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (France) on December 3, 2025 at 23:24 UTC. With a focal depth of about 33 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 11 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.1.

Details

ID
f6eb6442f3ed2070f510354ecb9cbbac4bbca2ed
Magnitude
M2.7
Depth
33.5 km
UTC time
2025-12-03 23:24:38 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
City
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
Source
resif
Coordinates
49.67569, -1.65304
Temperature
6.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 33.5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 33.5 km
Shallow
33.5 km
33.5 km — deeper 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

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Alderney AirportGuernsey · ACI · EGJA
    40.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-08

Nuclear power plants

  • Flamanville nuclear power plantFranceOperating at dataset dateReactor units at site: 3
    22.6 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Context for this earthquake

08 Sep 2025 – 08 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,009 Catalogue entries

Of 1,008 other entries for this area and period, 63 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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