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Moderate mag. 3.8 earthquake - Grand Est, 47 km west of Vesoul, Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, on Sunday, Nov 28, 2021 at 12:04 pm (GMT +1) -

Moderate magnitude 3.8 earthquake at 5 km depth

28 Nov 11:15 UTC: First to report: RENASS after 11 minutes.

Update Sun, 28 Nov 2021, 11:21

Small magnitude 3.8 quake hits 47 km northwest of Vesoul, France around noon

3.8 quake 28 Nov 12:04 pm (GMT +1)

France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) reported a magnitude 3.8 quake in France near Vesoul, Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, only 16 minutes ago. The earthquake hit around noon on Sunday, November 28th, 2021, at 12:04 pm local time at a very shallow depth of 5 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Belmont (pop. 48) located 1 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Langres (pop. 8,600) located 22 km from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Bourbonne-les-Bains (pop. 2,200) located 31 km from the epicenter, Gray (pop. 7,400) 31 km away, Val-de-Meuse (pop. 2,200) 31 km away, Vesoul (pop. 19,900) 47 km away, Chaumont (pop. 29,000) 52 km away, and Chenôve (pop. 15,800) 62 km away.

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Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 28, 2021 11:04:34 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Sunday, Nov 28, 2021 at 12:04 pm (GMT +1)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.8
Depth	5.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	47.71919°N / 5.53038°E (Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France)
Antipode	47.719°S / 174.47°W
Shaking intensity	Light shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	RENASS (Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS))
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	1 km (1 mi) WSW of Belmont (pop: 48) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 22 km (13 mi) SE of Langres (Haute-Marne) (pop: 8,640) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 31 km (19 mi) SSW of Bourbonne-les-Bains (pop: 2,240) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 31 km (19 mi) N of Gray (Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) (pop: 7,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 31 km (19 mi) S of Val-de-Meuse (pop: 2,170) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 47 km (29 mi) WNW of Vesoul (Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) (pop: 19,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 52 km (33 mi) SE of Chaumont (Haute-Marne) (pop: 29,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 62 km (38 mi) NE of Chenove (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) (pop: 15,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 190 km (118 mi) WSW of Strasbourg (pop: 274,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 267 km (166 mi) ESE of Paris (Île-de-France) (pop: 2,138,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 3.8°C (39 F), humidity: 99%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from W
Estimated seismic energy released	3.2 x 10¹⁰ joules (8.78 megawatt hours, equivalent to 7.56 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.8	5 km	France: Near Dijon	RENASS

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Echery - Sainte Marie aux Mines, France (ECH/G network) | Distance from quake: 133 km / 83 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Echery - Sainte Marie aux Mines, France: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User reports for this quake (1)

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.

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École-Valentin, Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (62.8 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)

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