M1.3 earthquake near Courmayeur, Aosta Valley

What happened

A magnitude 1.3 earthquake struck FRANCE on 18 Oct 2026, 04:57 UTC at a depth of 1 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Micro. Usually not felt, or felt only by a few people at rest. Recorded by instruments. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Courmayeur, about 11 km away in Aosta Valley, Italy.