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Weak mag. 2.6 earthquake - 17 km north of Digne-les-Bains, France, on Monday, Dec 5, 2022 at 1:12 am (GMT +1) -

Weak magnitude 2.6 earthquake at 5 km depth

5 Dec 00:20 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 8 minutes.
5 Dec 00:22: Magnitude recalculated from 2.7 to 2.8. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 4.0 to 2.0 km (from 2.5 to 1.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 6.5 km (4 mi) towards ESE.
5 Dec 00:23: Magnitude recalculated from 2.8 to 2.7. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 2.0 to 9.0 km (from 1.2 to 5.6 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 6.8 km (4.3 mi) towards NW.
5 Dec 00:26: Magnitude recalculated from 2.7 to 2.6. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 9.0 to 5.0 km (from 5.6 to 3.1 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.9 km (1.2 mi) towards SW.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 5, 2022 00:12:43 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Monday, Dec 5, 2022 at 1:12 am (GMT +1)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.6
Depth	5.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	44.24°N / 6.2°E (Alpes de Alta Provenza, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France)
Antipode	44.24°S / 173.8°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	6 km (4 mi) E of Authon (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) (pop: 36) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 17 km (10 mi) N of Digne-les-Bains (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) (pop: 19,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 21 km (13 mi) NE of Volonne (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) (pop: 1,610) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Sisteron (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) (pop: 7,610) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Tallard (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) (pop: 1,840) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 31 km (19 mi) NE of Peyruis (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) (pop: 2,380) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 124 km (77 mi) NNE of Marseille (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) (pop: 794,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 592 km (368 mi) SSE of Paris (Île-de-France) (pop: 2,138,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds -4.4°C (24 F), humidity: 95%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from E
Estimated seismic energy released	5 x 10⁸ joules (139 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.12 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.6	5 km	FRANCE	EMSC
2.4	12 km	France: Near Gap	RENASS
2.6	2 km	France	RaspberryShake
2.1	2.3 km	France	INGV
2.8	10 km	France: 7 Km WNW De La Javie (Alpes De Haute-Provence)	CEA-DASE
2.8	2 km	France: Digne / Frankreich	ZAMG

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Tunnel de Badole - Saint Sauveur en Rue, France (SSB/G network) | Distance from quake: 175 km / 108 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Tunnel de Badole - Saint Sauveur en Rue, France: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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Seismic station Tunnel de Badole - Saint Sauveur en Rue, France: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Tunnel de Badole - Saint Sauveur en Rue, France: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake, showing horizontal E-W and N-S ground movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Lac de Senin, Sanetsch, VS (SENIN/CH network) | Distance from quake: 251 km / 156 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Lac de Senin, Sanetsch, VS: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Lac de Senin, Sanetsch, VS: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Lac de Senin, Sanetsch, VS: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Fiescheralp, VS (FIESA/CH network) | Distance from quake: 286 km / 178 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Fiescheralp, VS: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Fiescheralp, VS: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Fiescheralp, VS: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Villacollemandina, Italy (VLC/MN network) | Distance from quake: 334 km / 207 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Villacollemandina, Italy: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Villacollemandina, Italy: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Villacollemandina, Italy: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Kamor, SG (LIENZ/CH network) | Distance from quake: 425 km / 264 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Kamor, SG: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Kamor, SG: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Kamor, SG: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User reports for this quake

At magnitude 2.6, 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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