Small magnitude-2.8 earthquake reported 23 km northwest of Dieppe, France

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A magnitude-2.8 earthquake near Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France, was reported just 5 minutes ago by France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS), considered the main national agency monitoring seismic activity in this part of the world. The earthquake occurred at a very shallow depth of 5. km beneath the epicenter on Thursday morning, September 10th, 2026, at 8:31 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 the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which also listed the quake at magnitude 2.8.According to preliminary calculations, we do not expect that the quake was felt by many people or caused any damage. In Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer (pop. 520, 23 km away), Dieppe (pop. 35,700, 23 km away), Offranville (pop. 3,800, 28 km away), Le Treport (pop. 6,100, 30 km away), Saint-Valery-en-Caux (pop. 5,000, 32 km away), Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont (pop. 4,000, 32 km away), Eu (pop. 8,400, 34 km away), and Fecamp (pop. 22,000, 57 km away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Sep 10, 2026 08:31 am (GMT +2) local time (10 Sep 2026 06:31 GMT)Magnitude: 2.8Hypocenter depth: 5.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 50.11°N / 0.96°E (Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France)Primary data source: RENASS