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Light mag. 3.9 earthquake - 17 km north of Digne-les-Bains, France, on Tuesday, Jan 17, 2023 at 3:31 pm (GMT +1) -

Light mag. 3.9 earthquake - 17 km north of Digne-les-Bains, France, on Tuesday, Jan 17, 2023 at 3:31 pm (GMT +1) Light mag. 3.9 earthquake - 17 km north of Digne-les-Bains, France, on Tuesday, Jan 17, 2023 at 3:31 pm (GMT +1)

Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 13 km depth

17 Jan 14:35 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 4 minutes.
17 Jan 14:35: Now using data updates from RENASS
17 Jan 15:14: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 12.6 km (from 3.1 to 7.8 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.4 km (0.9 mi) towards WNW.

Earthquake details

Date & timeJan 17, 2023 14:31:37 UTC -
Local time at epicenterTuesday, Jan 17, 2023 at 3:31 pm (GMT +1)
StatusConfirmed
Magnitude3.9
Depth12.6 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude44.24369°N / 6.21784°E (Alpes de Alta Provenza, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France)
Antipode44.244°S / 173.782°W
Shaking intensityWeak shaking
Felt76 reports
Primary data sourceRENASS (Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS))
Nearby towns and cities9 km (5 mi) N of La Robine-sur-Galabre (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) (pop: 272) | 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
22 km (14 mi) ENE of Sisteron (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) (pop: 7,610) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
37 km (23 mi) SSE of Gap (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) (pop: 42,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
42 km (26 mi) SSW of Embrun (Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) (pop: 7,070) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
58 km (36 mi) NE of Manosque (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) (pop: 21,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
125 km (78 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 quakeLight Snow -1.2°C (30 F), humidity: 98%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from SW
Estimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.DepthLocationSource
3.913 kmFrance: Near GapRENASS
3.95 kmFRANCEEMSC
3.82 kmFranceGFZ
3.82 kmFranceRaspberryShake
4.310 kmFrance: 10 Km NW De La Javie (Alpes De Haute-Provence)CEA-DASE
3.67.4 kmFranceINGV
4.05 kmFrance: Digne / FrankreichZAMG

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04250 turriers (17.6 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s : J'ai cru à un avion de chasse qui passait le mur du son à raz de ma maison mais sans la détonation mais un bruit de souffle comme une rafale de vent pendant une tempête  
Auzet 04140 (9.7 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : Murs et planchers qui tremblent. Les objets qui se mettent à vibrer. J'ai cru au départ qu'il y avait un éboulement juste derrière la maison, comme il a neigé et que j'habite en montagne, j'ai pensé au départ à ça.  
Digne les bains (17.1 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s : En consultation chez le médecin. Son bureau s'est mis à trembler, de plus en plus "intensément" jusqu'à s'arrêter presque net. Cela a duré quelques secondes (4 à 6 sec)  
GAP (36.8 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / vibration and rolling / 2-5 s : J'étais assise sur le canapé et j'ai vu une porte d'armoire s'ouvrir et se fermer. Et cela faisait un gros bruit de vibration.  
DIGNE LES BAINS (15.7 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / vertical swinging (up and down) / very short : J'étais allongée dans mon lit, j'ai eu l'impression qu'une tierce personne avait agité le bois de mon lit  
Beaudinard 04250 bayons (6.3 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 1-2 s : Les rentrés ont tremblé le parquet aussi, on aurait dit un gros rocher qui tombait ou un petit coup de tonnerre.  
Seyne les alpes (16 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s : Allongée dans mon canapé, j'ai entendu un bruit comme une machine pendant l'essorage, puis ressenti vibrations dans le canapé et vu les feuilles de mes plantes bouger.  
GAP (32.5 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single lateral shake / 1-2 s : J étais assise sur mon canapé avec mon mari, nous avons senti un léger balancement latéral très bref  
Barles / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 1-2 s : J'habite à barles ,j'ai tout ressentie les murs, les fenêtres le sol ,tout la maison a tremblé pendant un bonne seconde  
04250 TURRIERS / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : Pour commencer comme une détonnation, suivie de la sensation de sol et structure qui bougent légèrement pendant deux à trois secondes....  
seyne les alpes 04140 collège marcel andre / Light shaking (MMI IV) / single lateral shake / 5-10 s : j'ai entendu un bruit sourd qui venait du sol, j'étais en classe ds mon collège à seyne les alpes, quand je regardais le plafond je le voyais trembler,j'ai senti les tremblements  
LA MOTTE DU CAIRE / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 1-2 s : Un coup de pression dans les fenêtres, j'ai senti bouger mon canapé d'avant en arrière, le plancher a vibré (1er étage). Mon chien a bondi sur ses pattes et s'est mis à aboyer.  
04140 le vernet / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : Grondement, déplacement latéral du chalet, assis sur le fauteuil nous avons bougé par contre pas vu si les lustres tremblaient.  
sigoyer (23.5 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s
Digne les Bains (17.9 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : Deal shaking  
Tallard 05130 (27.5 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / vibration and rolling / 2-5 s : Assis sur mon canapé j'ai senti une légère vibration  
Digne les bains 3 montée des Infirmières (17 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / vibration and rolling / 2-5 s : Très légère vibration accompagnée d'un très léger grondement  
Tallard (27.7 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / not felt / vibration and rolling / 1-2 s : Allongée sur mon lit. Les murs de la maisons ont vibrés un instant.  
06000 (105.1 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 1-2 s
Savines le lac (34.9 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
Gap (36.6 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 1-2 s
Digne-les-Bains, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (12.7 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 1-2 s
Digne-les-Bains (17.2 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Antibes (103.4 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 2-5 s
Digne les bains (16.6 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : En cours  
digne (17.2 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single lateral shake / 1-2 s
Digne les bains (17.1 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / very short
Champtercier (17 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Gap (32.5 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / complex motion difficult to describe / 1-2 s : Assis sur mon canaper tremblement soudains lustre bouger  
bayons (11.5 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / single lateral shake / 1-2 s : Windows end fournitures vibrate. Sound of windows vibrations heard.  
Digne-les-Bains, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (17 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single lateral shake / 2-5 s : secousse latérale avec un bruit sourd  
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