Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France – Earthquakes

This page summarizes earthquakes in Nouvelle-Aquitaine (France). The most recently recorded event was a magnitude M1.6 earthquake near Bilhères on 2026-09-04 12:51:28 UTC. All event lists and map markers are limited to the last 30 days.

Seismic profile ↓
Earthquakes (last 30 days)
44
Max magnitude (last 30 days)
M5.0
Avg magnitude (last 30 days)
M1.67
Avg depth (last 30 days)
5 km

Seismic profile

Analysis period06 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026Data as of: 06 Sep 2026 · 09:00 UTC
Minimum magnitude

What the data show

Nouvelle-Aquitaine · M ≥ 2.0

After source reconciliation, the catalogue contains 193 event entries of M2.0 or above for this area and period, spread over 137 days.

Catalogue entries19306 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026
Strongest recorded earthquakeM5.0Saint-Merd-les-Oussines ↗
Depth · median5.0 km193 events with valid depth
Last 30 days9Previous 30 days: 12

These figures describe the stored catalogue. Recording, magnitude types and geographic attribution may vary by source and period; completeness has not been established.

06 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026

Earthquakes by month

M ≥ 2.0

Each bar counts events within the selected period. Hatched months are only partially included.

View data table
MonthAnalysis periodCatalogue entries
September 2025 · Partial month06 Sep 2025 – 30 Sep 202523
October 202501 Oct 2025 – 31 Oct 202529
November 202501 Nov 2025 – 30 Nov 202521
December 202501 Dec 2025 – 31 Dec 202531
January 202601 Jan 2026 – 31 Jan 202616
February 202601 Feb 2026 – 28 Feb 202615
March 202601 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 20269
April 202601 Apr 2026 – 30 Apr 20268
May 202601 May 2026 – 31 May 20264
June 202601 Jun 2026 – 30 Jun 202613
July 202601 Jul 2026 – 31 Jul 202610
August 202601 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 202612
September 2026 · Partial month01 Sep 2026 – 06 Sep 20262

How strong were the earthquakes?

Catalogue entries · 193

M 2.0 – < 3.0187
M 3.0 – < 4.05
M 4.0 – < 5.00
M 5.0 – < 6.01
M ≥ 6.00

At what depth did they occur?

193 events with valid depth

0 – < 30 km193
30 – < 70 km0
70 – < 300 km0
300 – 750 km0

0 events without valid depth are excluded here.

Depth · median

Half of the available values lie on either side of the median; ties are possible.

Current period in context

Last 30 days9
Previous 30 days12
Median of the eleven previous 30-day periods12

Same magnitude threshold, separate periods. Differences may also reflect changes in recording. No hazard level or forecast is inferred.

Where were earthquakes recorded?

Events assigned to Nouvelle-Aquitaine in the stored location data are analysed. This is not a radius search. Missing or different attributions are excluded.

The interactive map complements the event links on this page.

Marker size and colour indicate magnitude.

Strongest recorded earthquake

06 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0

Data and methodology

Analysis period: 06 Sep 2025 09:00 – 06 Sep 2026 09:00 UTC

Data and methodology

Reports are first reconciled using existing event associations. Additional reports from different sources are consolidated only when every pair is within 5 seconds, 10 km and 0.5 magnitude units, source groups do not overlap and exactly one group matches. Ambiguous cases remain separate. The preferred report determines magnitude, time and area; period and magnitude filters are applied afterwards. The start is included and the end excluded (UTC).

61 additional source reports were consolidated during source reconciliation.

Events assigned to Nouvelle-Aquitaine in the stored location data are analysed. This is not a radius search. Missing or different attributions are excluded.

These figures describe the stored catalogue. Recording, magnitude types and geographic attribution may vary by source and period; completeness has not been established.

Source reports used

The preferred report of each group is counted. Source priority follows the earthquake list. Different magnitude types and recording gaps limit comparability.

  • EMSC123
  • RESIF61
  • EMSC_ES9

The profile is recalculated hourly from the earthquake catalogue. Later source revisions may also change historical values.

Data as of: 06 Sep 2026 · 09:32 UTC

Map (last 30 days)

< 2 2–4 4–5 ≥ 5

About Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Nouvelle-Aquitaine is the largest administrative region in France by area, located in the west and southwest of Metropolitan France. It was created in 2014 from the merger of Aquitaine, Limousin, and Poitou-Charentes in a territorial reform.

Seismic activity in 2026

In 2026, Nouvelle-Aquitaine recorded 422 earthquakes within France. The average magnitude was M1.71. The strongest event reached M5.0.

Based on the number of recorded earthquakes in 2026, Nouvelle-Aquitaine is currently among the Top 5 most active regions in France (rank #2 by count).

Considering the strongest recorded event in 2026, Nouvelle-Aquitaine is among the Top 5 strongest regions in France (rank #1 by max magnitude).

Located on the Eurasia Plate.

Earthquakes in Nouvelle-Aquitaine (last 30 days)

M1.6
Bilhères
2026-09-04 · 12:51 UTC · 5 km
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M2.3
Geay
2026-09-04 · 10:52 UTC · 5 km
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M1.5
Lavaufranche
2026-09-04 · 08:48 UTC · 0 km
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M1.4
Altillac
2026-09-04 · 08:26 UTC · 0 km
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M1.7
Asasp-Arros
2026-09-04 · 02:20 UTC · 9 km
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M1.8
Saint-Laurent-de-Céris
2026-09-02 · 09:29 UTC · 6 km
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M2.1
Saint-Estèphe
2026-09-01 · 09:34 UTC · 5 km
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M1.9
Verruyes
2026-09-01 · 09:31 UTC · 5 km
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M2.2
Pierrefitte
2026-08-31 · 10:51 UTC · 5 km
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M1.5
Sainte-Colome
2026-08-31 · 06:19 UTC · 0 km
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M1.8
Issor
2026-08-30 · 03:12 UTC · 0 km
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M1.8
Hagetaubin
2026-08-30 · 03:12 UTC · 5 km
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M2.1
Gouzon
2026-08-28 · 09:06 UTC · 5 km
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M1.3
Castet
2026-08-27 · 21:26 UTC · 4 km
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M0.9
Iholdy
2026-08-27 · 07:23 UTC · 0 km
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M1.1
Limendous
2026-08-27 · 05:04 UTC · 35 km
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M1.8
Lanouaille
2026-08-26 · 10:19 UTC · 5 km
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M1.6
Saint-Exupéry-les-Roches
2026-08-26 · 09:07 UTC · 5 km
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M1.6
Iholdy
2026-08-24 · 23:14 UTC · 12 km
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M1.6
Terres-de-Haute-Charente
2026-08-24 · 09:45 UTC · 0 km
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M1.6
Thouars
2026-08-24 · 09:22 UTC · 0 km
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M1.5
Arudy
2026-08-22 · 14:48 UTC · 10 km
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M2.0
Bort-les-Orgues
2026-08-21 · 10:18 UTC · 5 km
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M2.2
Urdos
2026-08-21 · 09:17 UTC · 4 km
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M1.4
Morlaàs
2026-08-21 · 06:30 UTC · 5 km
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M1.6
Sarrance
2026-08-20 · 16:15 UTC · 8 km
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M1.1
Sarrance
2026-08-20 · 16:15 UTC · 5 km
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M1.9
Luché-Thouarsais
2026-08-18 · 10:51 UTC · 5 km
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M1.5
Iholdy
2026-08-16 · 21:07 UTC · 0 km
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M1.6
Iholdy
2026-08-16 · 21:07 UTC · 0 km
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M1.5
Louvie-Juzon
2026-08-16 · 09:39 UTC · 0 km
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M1.9
Coulonges-Thouarsais
2026-08-14 · 08:35 UTC · 0 km
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M1.5
Louvie-Juzon
2026-08-13 · 15:56 UTC · 3 km
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M2.1
Louvie-Juzon
2026-08-13 · 15:52 UTC · 5 km
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M5.0
Saint-Merd-les-Oussines
2026-08-13 · 12:26 UTC · 10 km
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M1.2
Puyréaux
2026-08-13 · 09:33 UTC · 0 km
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M1.3
Saint-Fraigne
2026-08-13 · 09:03 UTC · 0 km
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M2.0
Castet
2026-08-12 · 23:12 UTC · 5 km
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M0.7
Asasp-Arros
2026-08-12 · 11:47 UTC · 7 km
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M0.9
Arudy
2026-08-12 · 09:19 UTC · 6 km
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M1.5
Saint-Marc-la-Lande
2026-08-11 · 09:04 UTC · 0 km
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M0.7
Sainte-Colome
2026-08-11 · 08:59 UTC · 0 km
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M1.0
Issor
2026-08-08 · 02:55 UTC · 9 km
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M0.6
Arette
2026-08-07 · 13:45 UTC · 15 km
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