Light mag. 2.7 earthquake - 22 km west of Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France, on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at 12:46 pm (GMT +2) -
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Light magnitude 2.7 earthquake at 0 km depth
12 May 10:49 UTC: First to report: RENASS after 3 minutes.
12 May 10:56: Magnitude recalculated from 3.2 to 2.7. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 0.0 km (from 3.1 to 0 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 15 km (9.2 mi) towards NNE.
12 May 10:56: Magnitude recalculated from 3.2 to 2.7. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 0.0 km (from 3.1 to 0 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 15 km (9.2 mi) towards NNE.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 12, 2022 10:46:52 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Thursday, May 12, 2022 at 12:46 pm (GMT +2) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.7 |
| Depth | 0.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 49.91607°N / 0.77634°E  (English Channel, Normandy, France) |
| Antipode | 49.916°S / 179.224°W |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | RENASS (Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS)) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 5 km (3 mi) NNW of Veules-les-Roses (pop: 699) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 21 km (13 mi) NW of Bacqueville-en-Caux (pop: 1,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 22 km (13 mi) W of Dieppe (Normandie) (pop: 35,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 33 km (21 mi) N of Yvetot (pop: 11,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 34 km (21 mi) ENE of Fécamp (Seine-Maritime) (pop: 22,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 43 km (27 mi) NNW of Barentin (pop: 13,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 58 km (36 mi) NNW of Rouen (pop: 112,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 59 km (37 mi) NE of Montivilliers (pop: 16,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 67 km (42 mi) NE of Le Havre (pop: 186,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 164 km (102 mi) NW of Paris (Île-de-France) (pop: 2,138,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  16.8°C (62 F), humidity: 68%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from W |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 7.1 x 108 joules (197 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.169 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.7 | 0 km | France: Near Dieppe | RENASS |
| 2.7 | 0 km | FRANCE | EMSC |
| 2.3 | 0 km | France: ENGLISH CHANNEL | BGS |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.7, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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