M2.8 earthquake 149 km SSW of Six-Fours-les-Plages, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 149 km SSW of Six-Fours-les-Plages, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France at 23:41 local time (21:41 UTC) on 21 Sept 2026, at a depth of 20 km, according to INGV. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.
Data: INGV · updated 2026-09-21 21:41 UTC · automatic solution
- Magnitude
- 2.8micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ML) - Depth
- 20 km
- Status
- Automatic
- Origin time
- 2026-09-21 21:41:30 UTC
- Local: 21 Sept 2026, 23:41:30 (Europe/Paris)
- Epicentre
- 41.841° N, 5.149° E
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Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Est. shaking |
|---|---|---|
| Six-Fours-les-PlagesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France · pop. 34,779 | 149 km | INot felt |
| MarseilleProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France · pop. 877,215 | 163 km | INot felt |
| BarcelonaCatalonia, Spain · pop. 1,686,208 | 253 km | INot felt |
| L'Hospitalet de LlobregatCatalonia, Spain · pop. 257,038 | 259 km | INot felt |
| NiceProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France · pop. 342,669 | 270 km | INot felt |
| PalmaBalearic Islands, Spain · pop. 438,234 | 329 km | INot felt |
Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more.
Every agency's solution
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| Agency | Magnitude | Depth | Epicentre | Time offset | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INGVheadlineINGV via Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia | 2.8 ML | 20 km | 41.84° N, 5.15° E | – | Automatic |
How big was it?
Usually not felt. Recorded by nearby seismometers; thousands occur worldwide every day.
It released roughly the energy of 239 kg of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 20 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.
M2.8 releases about 32× the energy of M1.8, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 239 kg of TNT vs 8 kg of TNT.
Each square is the energy of one M1.8. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.
Aftershocks and nearby activity
No later earthquakes have been recorded within 30 km so far. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.
Did you feel it?
Reports from people help show where shaking was strong. They are anonymous and shown here in aggregate.
Reports on SeismoAtlas
No reports yet.
Event id ingv47219062. First recorded here 28 Sept 2026, 17:32:06 UTC. Solutions: INGV (ingv:47219062). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M2.8 earthquake 149 km SSW of Six-Fours-les-Plages, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ingv47219062-m2-8-earthquake-149-km-ssw-of-six-fours-les-plages-provence-alpes-cote-d-azur, data from INGV.
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