Just 9 minutes ago, a 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Orleans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The tremor was recorded early morning on Tuesday, March 24th, 2026, at 5:56 am local time, at a very shallow depth of 5. km below the surface.The event was filed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.A second report was later issued by France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS), which listed it as a magnitude 4.7 earthquake as well.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. In Chateaudun (pop. 16,000) located 22 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.Weak shaking might have been felt in Saran (pop. 16,200) located 30 km from the epicenter, Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle (pop. 17,500) 33 km away, Fleury-les-Aubrais (pop. 21,100) 33 km away, Luce (pop. 17,800) 34 km away, Chartres (pop. 43,800) 35 km away, Orleans (pop. 116,300) 35 km away, and Olivet (pop. 22,600) 38 km away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Paris (pop. 2,138,600) located 96 km from the epicenter, and Marne La Vallee (pop. 318,300) 108 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Mar 24, 2026 05:56 am (Paris time) local time (24 Mar 2026 04:56 GMT)Magnitude: 4.7Depth: 5.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 48.15°N / 1.61°E (Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire, France)Primary data source: EMSC