An earthquake of magnitude 3.2 occurred only 4 minutes ago 14 km northeast of Perpignan, France, France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) reported.The quake hit at a very shallow depth of 5. km beneath the epicenter near Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France, early morning on Friday, April 24th, 2026, at 5:23 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 Sainte-Marie-Plage (pop. 3,900) located 2 km from the epicenter, Canet-en-Roussillon (pop. 11,100) 5 km away, Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque (pop. 8,300) 7 km away, and Bompas (pop. 7,600) 10 km away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Cabestany (pop. 9,100) located 11 km from the epicenter, Saint-Cyprien-Plage (pop. 9,400) 12 km away, and Perpignan (pop. 110,700) 14 km away. In Narbonne (pop. 50,800, 50 km away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Apr 24, 2026 05:23 am (GMT +2) local time (24 Apr 2026 03:23 GMT)Magnitude: 3.2Depth: 5.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 42.74°N / 3.05°E (Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France)Primary data source: RENASS