Magnitude 3.1 earthquake strikes near Bagneres-de-Luchon, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France
3.1 quake 20 Dec 3:21 am (GMT +1)

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake near Bagneres-de-Luchon, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France, was reported only 3 minutes ago by Spain's Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world. The earthquake occurred at a very shallow depth of 5 km beneath the epicenter early morning on Wednesday, December 20th, 2023, at 3:21 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Bagneres-de-Luchon (pop. 3,400) located 4 km from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Saint-Lary-Soulan (pop. 1,100) located 19 km from the epicenter. In Gourdan-Polignan (pop. 1,800, 32 km away), Montréjeau (pop. 2,900, 34 km away), Saint-Gaudens (pop. 12,200, 39 km away), Lannemezan (pop. 6,600, 40 km away), Bagneres-de-Bigorre (pop. 9,000, 45 km away), Lourdes (pop. 15,800, 59 km away), and Tarbes (pop. 52,100, 63 km away), the quake was probably not felt.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Dec 20, 2023 04:21 am (Paris time) local time (20 Dec 2023 02:21 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.1
Depth: 5.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 42.78°N / 0.55°E (Upper Garonne, Occitanie, France)
Primary data source: IGN
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