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Minor mag. 1.6 earthquake - 15 km northeast of Lorient, Morbihan, Bretagne, France, on Thursday, Sep 29, 2022 at 1:13 pm (GMT +2) -

Minor magnitude 1.6 earthquake at 0 km depth

29 Sep 11:49 UTC: First to report: RENASS after 36 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Sep 29, 2022 11:13:20 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, Sep 29, 2022 at 1:13 pm (GMT +2)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	1.6
Depth	0.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	47.8627°N / 3.26974°W (Morbihan, Bretagne, France)
Antipode	47.863°S / 176.73°E
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	RENASS (Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS))
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	4 km (3 mi) S of Lanvaudan (Brittany) (pop: 781) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 6 km (4 mi) N of Hennebont (Brittany) (pop: 14,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 12 km (8 mi) NNE of Lanester (Morbihan) (pop: 24,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 15 km (9 mi) NNE of Lorient (pop: 58,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 19 km (12 mi) NE of Ploemeur (pop: 20,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 21 km (13 mi) E of Quimperlé (pop: 12,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 122 km (76 mi) WSW of Rennes (pop: 209,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 430 km (267 mi) WSW of Paris (Île-de-France) (pop: 2,138,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Broken Clouds 15.4°C (60 F), humidity: 68%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from NW
Estimated seismic energy released	1.6 x 10⁷ joules (4.4 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
1.6	0 km	France: Near Lorient (quarry Blast)	RENASS

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