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Weak mag. 2.5 earthquake - 29 km west of Île d'Yeu Island, Vendee, Pays de la Loire, France, on Monday, Nov 14, 2022 at 8:24 pm (GMT +1) -

$Weak mag. 2.5 earthquake - 29 km west of Île d\'Yeu Island, Vendee, Pays de la Loire, France, on Monday, Nov 14, 2022 at 8:24 pm (GMT +1)$ $Weak mag. 2.5 earthquake - 29 km west of Île d\'Yeu Island, Vendee, Pays de la Loire, France, on Monday, Nov 14, 2022 at 8:24 pm (GMT +1)$

Weak magnitude 2.5 earthquake at 3 km depth

14 Nov 19:28 UTC: First to report: RENASS after 4 minutes.
14 Nov 22:21: Magnitude recalculated from 2.6 to 2.5. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 2.7 km (from 3.1 to 1.7 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 9.3 km (5.8 mi) towards SW.
14 Nov 22:28: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 2.7 to 3.3 km (from 1.7 to 2.1 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 0.6 km (0.4 mi) towards NNE.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 14, 2022 19:24:12 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Monday, Nov 14, 2022 at 8:24 pm (GMT +1)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.5
Depth	3.3 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	46.75721°N / 2.72502°W (Bay of Biscay, France)
Antipode	46.757°S / 177.275°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	RENASS (Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS))
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	46 km (29 mi) SW of Noirmoutier (pop: 4,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 51 km (32 mi) W of Saint-Jean-de-Monts (pop: 7,410) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 65 km (40 mi) W of Challans (pop: 18,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 66 km (41 mi) SSW of La Baule-Escoublac (pop: 17,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 67 km (42 mi) SSW of Guérande (Loire-Atlantique) (pop: 16,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 69 km (43 mi) SSW of Saint-Nazaire (pop: 67,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 77 km (48 mi) WNW of Les Sables d'Olonne (pop: 16,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 445 km (276 mi) WSW of Paris (pop: 2,138,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 29 km (18 mi) W of Île d'Yeu Island (pop: 4,640) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 118 km (73 mi) WNW of Ile de Re Island (pop: 18,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 15°C (59 F), humidity: 64%, wind: 8 m/s (16 kts) from SSW
Estimated seismic energy released	3.5 x 10⁸ joules (98.6 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.5	3.3 km	France: Near Saint-Nazaire	RENASS
2.7	10 km	France: BAY OF BISCAY	EMSC
2.7	8 km	France: Bay of Biscay	RaspberryShake
3.0	10 km	France: 32 Km W De L'Ile-D'Yeu (Vendee)	CEA-DASE

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