Weak mag. 2.1 earthquake - 18 km northwest of Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at 4:31 pm (GMT +2) -
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Weak magnitude 2.1 earthquake at 1 km depth
28 May 14:35 UTC: First to report: RENASS after 4 minutes.
28 May 14:42: Magnitude recalculated from 2.1 to 2.2.
30 May 09:35: Magnitude recalculated from 2.2 to 2.1. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 1.0 km (from 3.1 to 0.6 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.7 km (1 mi) towards NW.
28 May 14:42: Magnitude recalculated from 2.1 to 2.2.
30 May 09:35: Magnitude recalculated from 2.2 to 2.1. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 1.0 km (from 3.1 to 0.6 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.7 km (1 mi) towards NW.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 28, 2022 14:31:41 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Saturday, May 28, 2022 at 4:31 pm (GMT +2) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.1 |
| Depth | 1.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 45.99146°N / 2.92268°E  (Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France) |
| Antipode | 45.991°S / 177.077°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 (24 km / 15 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 1 km (1 mi) WSW of Saint-Angel (pop: 397) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 11 km (7 mi) NE of Les Ancizes (pop: 1,820) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 18 km (11 mi) NW of Riom (Puy-de-Dôme) (pop: 20,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Gannat (Allier) (pop: 6,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Chamalières (Puy-de-Dôme) (pop: 20,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Clermont-Ferrand (pop: 138,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 151 km (94 mi) W of Lyon (pop: 472,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 321 km (200 mi) S of Paris (Île-de-France) (pop: 2,138,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Clear Sky  20°C (68 F), humidity: 28%, wind: 5 m/s (9 kts) from N |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 8.9 x 107 joules (24.8 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.1 | 1 km | France: Near Clermont-Ferrand | RENASS |
| 2.4 | 0 km | FRANCE | EMSC |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.1, such a quake wouldn't normally be felt by people except under very favorable conditions.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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