International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1361440
Event time 2025-05-05 03:07:25 (UTC)
Local time 2025-05-05 01:07:25 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2025-05-05 03:14:06 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.3
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 Guisseny
Distance 5 km
Course WNW
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region North Atlantic
Water surface name English Channel



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
There is no known marine port nearby.
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.