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M5.0 earthquake France

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in France on Fri, Jun 8, 2001, 3:26 PM GMT+2 (13:26 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time: Fri, Jun 8, 2001, 3:26 PM GMT+2
UTC: 2001-06-08 13:26:52 UTC
Depth: 12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 46.690° N, 0.990° W
Region: France
Strongest shaking: VI, strong shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: VI, strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 24.1% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 2.4 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 188

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ag8y (also filed as atlas20010608132652). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:52 AM UTC.