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M1.3 Earthquake near Quarry blast of magnitude 1.3, near of Orange (France hexagonale) (France)

UTC time: 2025-12-11 11:00:51 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.3 earthquake was recorded near Quarry blast of magnitude 1.3, near of Orange (France hexagonale) (France) on December 11, 2025 at 11:00 UTC. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by RESIF. France: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 12 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.2.

Details

ID
f7eb852afe54b55bad5b40c2c54b8ee7385dd0f4
Magnitude
M1.3
Depth
0.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-11 11:00:51 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
City
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Source
resif
Coordinates
44.08694, 4.82771
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: 238 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'464 m ·Last eruption: -4040 ·France
  • Olot Volcanic Field
    Distance: 283 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 893 m ·Spain

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Avignon Caumont airportFrance · AVN · LFMV
    20.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • Nîmes-Arles-Camargue AirportFrance · FNI · LFTW
    49.3 kmStraight-line distance

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

Nuclear power plants

  • Marcoule nuclear power plantFrancePermanently shut downReactor units at site: 3
    11.3 kmStraight-line distance
  • Phenix nuclear power plantFrancePermanently shut downReactor units at site: 1
    11.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • Tricastin nuclear power plantFranceOperating at dataset dateReactor units at site: 4
    28.2 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

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Context for this earthquake

07 Sep 2025 – 07 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 73 Catalogue entries

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