Magnitude 3.7 earthquake strikes near Narbonne, Aude, Occitanie, France
3.7 quake 22 Jan 7:18 pm (GMT +1)

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake near Narbonne, Aude, Occitanie, France, was reported only 6 minutes ago by France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS), 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 evening on Monday, January 22nd, 2024, at 7:18 pm 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 Port-La Nouvelle (pop. 6,000) located 16 km from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Narbonne (pop. 50,800) located 28 km from the epicenter, Béziers (pop. 74,100) 38 km away, Agde (pop. 23,000) 40 km away, Perpignan (pop. 110,700) 44 km away, Sète (pop. 40,700) 58 km away, and Frontignan (pop. 22,300) 65 km away. In Montpellier (pop. 248,300, 85 km away), the quake was probably not felt.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 22, 2024 07:18 pm (Paris time) local time (22 Jan 2024 18:18 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.7
Depth: 5.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 43°N / 3.24°E (Occitanie, France)
Primary data source: RENASS
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