Magnitude 3.6 earthquake strikes near Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) reported a magnitude 3.6 quake in France near Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, only 6 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early afternoon on Saturday, November 22nd, 2025, at 2:47 pm local time at a shallow depth of 14.94 km. 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.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 2.8 earthquake.
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 Saint-Palais (pop. 2,000) located 6 km from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Hasparren (pop. 6,300) located 17 km from the epicenter, Orthez (pop. 11,900) 32 km away, Bayonne (pop. 44,400) 34 km away, Anglet (pop. 40,700) 37 km away, Biarritz (pop. 33,200) 39 km away, and Dax (pop. 22,300) 42 km away. In Pau (pop. 82,700, 61 km away), the quake was probably not felt.

Earthquake data:
Date & time: Nov 22, 2025 02:47 pm (GMT +1) local time (22 Nov 2025 13:47 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.6
Depth: 14.94 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 43.34°N / 1.11°W (Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France)
Primary data source: RENASS
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