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M2.7 Earthquake near Explosion of magnitude 2.7, near of Brest (France hexagonale) (France)

UTC time: 2025-12-03 09:29:33 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.7 earthquake was recorded near Explosion of magnitude 2.7, near of Brest (France hexagonale) (France) on December 3, 2025 at 09:29 UTC. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by RESIF and cross-checked across seismological networks. France: 2 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M1.4.

Details

ID
fa41b540a3e0fca7ce6115550ab50e375d40da11
Magnitude
M2.7
Depth
0.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-03 09:29:33 UTC
Local time
—
Country
France
City
Bretagne
Source
resif
Coordinates
48.38288, -4.49714
Temperature
10.0°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

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Brest Bretagne airportFrance · BES · LFRB
    9.3 kmStraight-line distance
  • Ouessant AirportFrance · OUI · LFEC
    42.7 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-06

Nuclear power plants

  • Brennilis nuclear power plantFrancePermanently shut downReactor units at site: 1
    46.3 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Bretagne

Context for this earthquake

06 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 85 Catalogue entries

Of 84 other entries for this area and period, 1 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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