Small earthquake of magnitude 2.8 just reported 1 km southeast of Briancon, France

Just 7 minutes ago, a 2.8-magnitude earthquake struck near Briancon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The tremor was recorded in the morning on Friday, March 13th, 2026, at 11:08 am local time, at a shallow depth of 27.58 km below the surface.
The event was filed by France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS), the first seismological agency to report it.
According to preliminary calculations, we do not expect that the quake was felt by many people and did not cause any damage. In Briancon (pop. 11,600, 1 km away), Villar-Saint-Pancrace (pop. 1,500, 3 km away), Saint-Chaffrey (pop. 1,700, 5 km away), Villeneuve (pop. 3,400, 9 km away), Saint-Martin-de-Queyrieres (pop. 1000, 9 km away), Guillestre (pop. 2,400, 26 km away), Embrun (pop. 7,100, 38 km away), and Gap (pop. 42,700, 58 km away), the quake was probably not felt.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Mar 13, 2026 11:08 am (GMT +1) local time (13 Mar 2026 10:08 GMT)
Magnitude: 2.8
Depth: 27.58 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 44.89°N / 6.65°E (Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France)
Primary data source: RENASS
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