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M2.5 Earthquake near FRANCE-GERMANY BORDER REGION (France)

UTC time: 2025-07-07 19:52:01 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.5 earthquake was recorded near FRANCE-GERMANY BORDER REGION (France) on July 7, 2025 at 19:52 UTC. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. France: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 15 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.2.

Details

ID
f7482b734003394493a77024099063e3f69ba237
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
0.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-07 19:52:01 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
City
Grand Est
Source
emsc
Coordinates
48.07020, 7.05900
Temperature
11.9°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

Felt reports

2felt 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: Jul 7, 2025, 8:58 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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    Distance: 234 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 600 m ·Last eruption: -8300 ·Germany
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Nuclear power plants

  • Fessenheim nuclear power plantFrancePermanently shut downReactor units at site: 2
    41.7 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Grand Est

Context for this earthquake

10 Sep 2025 – 10 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 41 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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