A magnitude 2.8 earthquake near Perigueux, Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, was reported only 4 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 afternoon on Thursday, March 26th, 2026, at 2:26 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 Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil (pop. 910) located 2 km from the epicenter.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Le Bugue (pop. 2,900) located 5 km from the epicenter, Saint-Cyprien (pop. 1,600) 9 km away, Le Buisson-de-Cadouin (pop. 2,100) 11 km away, and Sarlat-la-Caneda (pop. 11,100) 19 km away. In Boulazac (pop. 6,700, 27 km away), Perigueux (pop. 34,800, 35 km away), Bergerac (pop. 28,300, 41 km away), and Brive-la-Gaillarde (pop. 53,500, 50 km away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Mar 26, 2026 02:26 pm (GMT +1) local time (26 Mar 2026 13:26 GMT)Magnitude: 2.8Depth: 5.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 44.94°N / 0.99°E (Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France)Primary data source: RENASS