M 2.7 ml Earthquake Reported in France on September 16, 2026
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake was recorded by BGS/EMSC near France. On the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program scale, M2.7 is classified "Minor". Among the 1,740 earthquake reports Areazine has published, this M2.7 event ranks stronger than 1% of them (rank #1,724 by magnitude).
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- Magnitude
- M 2.7
- USGS class
- Minor
- Location
- France
- Archive rank
- #1,724 of 1,740
- Source
- BGS/EMSC
- Published
- September 16, 2026
Stronger than 1% of the 1,740 earthquake reports in Areazine's archive, weaker than 1,723 others.
Record status: USGS's reading at the moment of detection — the agency keeps revising magnitude, aftershock counts, and felt reports on its own event page as more data arrives.
What Happened
A magnitude 2.7 ml earthquake occurred in France on 2026-09-16 at 14:56:00.25 UTC. The event was recorded at latitude 49.36, longitude -0.82, with a depth of -3 km.
Location Details
The earthquake was located at coordinates 49.36 N, -0.82 E in France. The reported depth of -3 km indicates a very shallow event.
Impact Assessment
No felt reports, tsunami advisory status, or alert level information is available in the source data.
What You Should Know
This was a minor earthquake (M 2.5-3.9) that is often felt but rarely causes damage.
Source
https://www.seismicportal.eu/eventdetail.html?unid=20260916_0000211 (EMSC)
Original source: BGS/EMSC Official Notice ↗
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