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Small magnitude 2.8 earthquake 46 km southeast of Clermont-Ferrand, France

Published: 25 October 2026
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

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Sunday, Oct 25, 2026 20:25 | 2 hours ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor

A very shallow magnitude 2.8 earthquake was reported in the evening near Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France.
According to France’s Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS), the quake struck on Sunday, October 25th, 2026, at 9:18 pm local time at a very shallow depth of 5. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones because they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which also listed the quake at magnitude 2.8.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Saint-Amant-Roche-Savine (pop. 630), located 3 km from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Ambert (pop. 7,900), located 11 km from the epicenter. In Issoire (pop. 16,000, 29 km away), Montbrison (pop. 16,200, 35 km away), Cournon-d’Auvergne (pop. 18,800, 36 km away), Cournon-d’Auvergne

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