Weak mag. 2.0 earthquake - 24 km southwest of Chamalières, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, on Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 7:09 am (GMT +2) -
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Weak magnitude 2.0 earthquake at 2 km depth
19 May 05:14 UTC: First to report: RENASS after 5 minutes.
19 May 07:42: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 2.4 km (from 3.1 to 1.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 3 km (1.9 mi) towards SSW.
19 May 07:42: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 2.4 km (from 3.1 to 1.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 3 km (1.9 mi) towards SSW.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 19, 2022 05:09:25 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 7:09 am (GMT +2) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2 |
| Depth | 2.4 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 45.58694°N / 2.90275°E  (Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France) |
| Antipode | 45.587°S / 177.097°W |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | RENASS (Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS)) |
| Nearest volcano | Chaîne des Puys (22 km / 14 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 2 km (1 mi) NNE of Chambon-sur-Lac (pop: 392) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 23 km (14 mi) SW of Beaumont (Puy-de-Dôme) (pop: 12,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Chamalières (Puy-de-Dôme) (pop: 20,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Clermont-Ferrand (pop: 138,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 28 km (17 mi) SW of Cournon-d’Auvergne (pop: 18,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 29 km (18 mi) SW of Cournon-d'Auvergne (Puy-de-Dôme) (pop: 18,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 152 km (95 mi) W of Lyon (pop: 472,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 366 km (227 mi) S of Paris (Île-de-France) (pop: 2,138,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  14.7°C (59 F), humidity: 89%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from ESE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 6.3 x 107 joules (17.5 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.0 | 2.4 km | France: Near Clermont-Ferrand | RENASS |
| 2.1 | 2 km | FRANCE | EMSC |
User reports for this quake
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