Weak mag. 2.0 earthquake - 19 km northeast of Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France, on Friday, Dec 3, 2021 at 12:24 am (GMT +1) -
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Weak magnitude 2.0 earthquake at 2 km depth
3 Dec 10:07 UTC: First to report: RENASS after 11 hours.
Earthquake details
Date & time | Dec 2, 2021 23:24:45 UTC - |
Local time at epicenter | Friday, Dec 3, 2021 at 12:24 am (GMT +1) |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 2 |
Depth | 1.9 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 49.62506°N / 0.28151°E ![]() |
Antipode | 49.625°S / 179.718°W |
Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
Felt | 0 reports |
Primary data source | RENASS (Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS)) |
Nearby towns and cities | 1 km (0 mi) N of Vergetot (pop: 401) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 11 km (7 mi) NE of Montivilliers (pop: 16,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 12 km (7 mi) NNW of Saint-Aubin-Routot (pop: 1,150) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 15 km (9 mi) WNW of Bolbec (pop: 13,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Fécamp (Seine-Maritime) (pop: 22,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 19 km (12 mi) NE of Le Havre (pop: 186,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 23 km (14 mi) N of Honfleur (pop: 8,150) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 26 km (16 mi) NW of Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon (Normandía) (pop: 8,840) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 62 km (39 mi) WNW of Rouen (pop: 112,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 173 km (107 mi) WNW of Paris (Île-de-France) (pop: 2,138,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Estimated seismic energy released | 6.3 x 107 joules (17.5 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
2.0 | 1.9 km | France: Near Le Havre | RENASS |
User reports for this quake
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