International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis

Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1550227
Event time 2026-01-14 13:01:38 (UTC)
Local time 2026-01-14 12:01:38 - [It was afternoon in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-01-14 13:07:07 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.7
Depth 5 km
Class Micro
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Europe
Country France
Administration area
Nearest settlement Crozon
Distance 8 km
Course SSE
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region North Atlantic
Water surface name Celtic Sea

Overview map
Green circle [feel the Eq] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

Population map
Green circle [feel the seism activity] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
El 4 (Monts D'Arree) (47,24 km)
Nearest marine ports
Rade De Brest (23,29 km), Concarneau (52,64 km), Morlaix (64,30 km), Port De Roscoff-bloscon (70,90 km)
Nearest airports
Lanvéoc-Poulmic Air Base (11,70 km), Amirauté Heliport (22,90 km), La Cavale Blanche Centre Hospitalier Heliport (25,92 km), Brest Bretagne Airport (30,27 km), Quimper-Cornouaille Airport (30,74 km)
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the moderate depth of the hypocenter, minimal damage is conceivable.According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.