This event was reviewed by an analyst and confirmed.
Type Earthquake
Magnitude 2.1 MLv
Local datetime 2026/01/18 04:37
Universal datetime 2026/01/18 03:37
Latitude 46.08 ° ± 0.7 km
Longitude -2.31 ° ± 0.8 km
Depth 10 km (from location) ± 0.5 km

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Near cities

This table shows only the most populated cities around the epicenter.
Name Distance (km) Population
La Rochelle  88 75735
Les Sables-d'Olonne  64 44017
Challans  91 20622
Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez  78 11169
Aizenay  90 9510
Aytré  93 8725
Saint-Jean-de-Monts  82 8634
Talmont-Saint-Hilaire  68 7657
Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie  74 7655
Lagord  90 7048
Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron  79 6743
Aubigny-Les Clouzeaux  87 6571
Puilboreau  93 6182
Nieul-sur-Mer  89 5759
Les Achards  76 5063

Past seismicity

  This map shows only the 50 most significant earthquakes around this event.

Event details

Parameters

Evaluation status preliminary
RMS 0.23
Azimuthal gap 224.87 °
Number of stations used 13
Number of phases used 22

Webservices

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QuakeML GeoJSON Text

Phases

Network Station Phase Time Residual (s) Azimuth (°) Distance (°) Mode
FR SDOF Pg 03:37:54.58 -0.19 93.14 0.63 Manual
FR SDOF Sg 03:38:03.33 0 93.14 0.63 Manual
FR LGIF Pg 03:37:56.63 -0.04 58.97 0.73 Manual
FR BOUF Pn 03:38:04.16 0 23.05 1.17 Manual
FR BOUF Pg 03:38:04.87 0.04 23.05 1.17 Manual
FR BOUF Sg 03:38:20.73 -0.04 23.05 1.17 Manual
FR CHIF Pn 03:38:06.4 -0.2 87.2 1.33 Manual
FR CHIF Pg 03:38:07.69 0.2 87.2 1.33 Manual
FR CHIF Sg 03:38:25.71 0 87.2 1.33 Manual
FR BEGF Pg 03:38:10.93 -0.03 1.23 1.53 Manual
FR BEGF Sg 03:38:31.63 -0.63 1.23 1.53 Manual
FR CRNF Pg 03:38:11.51 0.15 46.85 1.55 Manual
FR CRNF Sg 03:38:32.91 -0.05 46.85 1.55 Manual
FR RIAF Pg 03:38:11.86 0.08 25.35 1.58 Manual
FR RIAF Sg 03:38:33.44 -0.29 25.35 1.58 Manual
FR CLMF Sg 03:38:33.56 -0.28 110.05 1.58 Manual
RD MFF Pg 03:38:12.8 0.12 70.24 1.59 Manual
RD MFF Sg 03:38:33.87 -0.17 70.24 1.59 Manual
FR LRVF Sg 03:38:40.20 -0.52 128.24 1.81 Manual
FR GUEF Pg 03:38:16.7 0.25 353.11 1.82 Manual
FR DAUF Pn 03:38:16.34 -0.01 39.72 2.07 Manual
FR ABJF Pn 03:38:17.96 -0.25 102.28 2.21 Manual