The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 3.1 earthquake in France near Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, just 9 minutes ago. The earthquake struck around noon on Friday, October 23rd, 2026, at 12:21 pm local time, at a very shallow depth of 9. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the earthquake 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.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the earthquake should not have caused any significant damage but was probably felt by many people as light vibrations in the epicentral area. Weak shaking might have been felt in Belgentier (pop. 1,900), located 2 km from the epicenter; La Crau (pop. 17,900), 10 km away; La Valette-du-Var (pop. 23,100), 11 km away; La Garde (pop. 28,300), 12 km away; Toulon (pop. 168,700), 14 km away; and Hyeres (pop. 50,500), 15 km away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the earthquake might have been felt as very weak shaking include La Seyne-sur-Mer (pop. 62,300), located 18 km from the epicenter, and Six-Fours-les-Plages (pop. 34,800), 22 km away. In Marseille (pop. 877,200, 52 km away), the earthquake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Oct 23, 2026 10:21 am (Universal Time) local time (23 Oct 2026 10:21 GMT)Magnitude: 3.1Hypocenter depth: 9.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 43.23°N / 6.02°E (Var, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France)Primary data source: EMSC