France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) reported a magnitude 2.8 earthquake near Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France, only 5 minutes ago. The earthquake struck in the early evening on Saturday, October 24th, 2026, at 6:22 pm local time, at a very shallow depth of 5. 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 vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in La Chapelle-Agnon (pop. 440), located 3 km from the epicenter, and Cunlhat (pop. 1,400), 5 km away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the earthquake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Ambert (pop. 7,900), located 12 km from the epicenter. In Issoire (pop. 16,000, 29 km away), Montbrison (pop. 16,200, 35 km away), Cournon-d’Auvergne (pop. 18,800, 35 km away), Cournon-d'Auvergne (pop. 18,800, 36 km away), Clermont-Ferrand (pop. 147,900, 45 km away), and Chamalieres (pop. 20,300, 46 km away), the earthquake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Oct 24, 2026 06:22 pm (GMT +2) local time (24 Oct 2026 16:22 GMT)Magnitude: 2.8Hypocenter depth: 5.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 45.61°N / 3.61°E (Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France)Primary data source: RENASS