Biggest Earthquakes Near France
France has had: (M1.5 or greater)
- 0 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
- 0 earthquakes in the past 7 days
- 1 earthquake in the past 30 days
- 2 earthquakes in the past 365 days
The largest earthquake in France:
San Lorenzo al Mare, Liguria, Italy
6.3 magnitude earthquake
1963-07-19 05:45:27 UTC
at 05:45
July 19, 1963 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 43.343, 8.153
58.2 km from
San Lorenzo al Mare
(36.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
San Lorenzo al Mare, Liguria, Italy
6.1 magnitude earthquake
1963-07-19 05:46:05 UTC
at 05:46
July 19, 1963 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 43.344, 8.278
62.2 km from
San Lorenzo al Mare
(38.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Arette, Aquitaine, France
5.7 magnitude earthquake
1967-08-13 22:07:48 UTC
at 22:07
August 13, 1967 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 43.094, -0.731
1.2 km from
Arette
(0.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Usseglio, Piedmont, Italy
5.5 magnitude earthquake
1983-01-22 12:41:55 UTC
at 12:41
January 22, 1983 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 45.223, 7.164
4.2 km from
Usseglio
(2.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Quévy-le-Petit, Wallonia, Belgium
5.5 magnitude earthquake
1976-10-24 20:33:29 UTC
at 20:33
October 24, 1976 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 50.382, 3.959
2.2 km from
Quévy-le-Petit
(1.2 miles)
Depth: 33 km
Gstaad, Bern, Switzerland
5.5 magnitude earthquake
1954-05-19 09:34:59 UTC
at 09:34
May 19, 1954 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 46.359, 7.258
12.2 km from
Gstaad
(7.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Pontechianale, Piedmont, Italy
5.5 magnitude earthquake
1959-04-05 10:47:56 UTC
at 10:47
April 05, 1959 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 44.646, 6.844
15.2 km from
Pontechianale
(9.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Ayent, Valais, Switzerland
5.4 magnitude earthquake
1954-07-29 04:42:29 UTC
at 04:42
July 29, 1954 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 46.359, 7.367
9.2 km from
Ayent
(5.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Buxières-les-Mines, Auvergne, France
5.3 magnitude earthquake
1985-01-16 16:15:22 UTC
at 16:15
January 16, 1985 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 46.53, 2.936
7.2 km from
Buxières-les-Mines
(4.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Mauléon-Licharre, Aquitaine, France
5.3 magnitude earthquake
1978-02-17 02:34:16 UTC
at 02:34
February 17, 1978 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 43.271, -0.935
6.2 km from
Mauléon-Licharre
(4.2 miles)
Depth: 33 km
Saint-Yvi, Brittany, France
5.3 magnitude earthquake
1959-01-02 05:19:43 UTC
at 05:19
January 02, 1959 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 47.987, -3.943
2.2 km from
Saint-Yvi
(1.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Dolus-d'Oléron, Poitou-Charentes, France
5.2 magnitude earthquake
2005-04-18 06:42:50 UTC
at 06:42
April 18, 2005 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 45.93, -1.31
3.2 km from
Dolus-d'Oléron
(2.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Cargèse, Corsica, France
5.1 magnitude earthquake
2011-07-07 19:21:46 UTC
at 19:21
July 07, 2011 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 41.948, 7.698
77.2 km from
Cargèse
(47.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Golfo Arnaci, Sardinia, Italy
5.1 magnitude earthquake
2000-04-26 13:37:48 UTC
at 13:37
April 26, 2000 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 40.976, 10.101
39.2 km from
Golfo Arnaci
(24.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
San Teodoro, Sardinia, Italy
5.1 magnitude earthquake
2004-12-18 09:12:48 UTC
at 09:12
December 18, 2004 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 40.893, 10.146
42.2 km from
San Teodoro
(26.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Le Palais, Brittany, France
5.1 magnitude earthquake
1959-03-22 22:36:38 UTC
at 22:36
March 22, 1959 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 46.377, -3.804
118.2 km from
Le Palais
(73.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay, Pays de la Loire, France
5.0 magnitude earthquake
2001-06-08 13:26:52 UTC
at 13:26
June 08, 2001 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 46.69, -0.99
4.2 km from
Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay
(2.2 miles)
Depth: 12 km
Rambervillers, Lorraine, France
5.0 magnitude earthquake
2003-02-22 20:41:03 UTC
at 20:41
February 22, 2003 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 48.342, 6.57
4.2 km from
Rambervillers
(3.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
5.0 magnitude earthquake
1985-10-20 08:43:10 UTC
at 08:43
October 20, 1985 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 44.816, 6.638
4.2 km from
Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières
(2.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Bagnères-de-Bigorre, Midi-Pyrénées, France
4.9 magnitude earthquake
1989-01-06 19:33:07 UTC
at 19:33
January 06, 1989 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 43.075, 0.162
1.2 km from
Bagnères-de-Bigorre
(0.2 miles)
Depth: 22 km
Le Brusquet, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
4.9 magnitude earthquake
1974-02-08 20:12:17 UTC
at 20:12
February 08, 1974 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 44.197, 6.542
18.2 km from
Le Brusquet
(11.2 miles)
Depth: 33 km
Mazères-Lezons, Aquitaine, France
4.9 magnitude earthquake
1980-02-29 20:40:48 UTC
at 20:40
February 29, 1980 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 43.26, -0.339
1.2 km from
Mazères-Lezons
(0.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Guillestre, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
4.8 magnitude earthquake
2014-04-07 19:27:00 UTC
at 19:27
April 07, 2014 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 44.604, 6.707
7.2 km from
Guillestre
(4.2 miles)
Depth: 8 km
Mirepeix, Aquitaine, France
4.8 magnitude earthquake
2012-12-30 23:35:02 UTC
at 23:35
December 30, 2012 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 43.183, -0.233
1.2 km from
Mirepeix
(0.2 miles)
Depth: 2 km
Cargèse, Corsica, France
4.8 magnitude earthquake
2012-03-04 03:47:40 UTC
at 03:47
March 04, 2012 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 42.072, 7.623
80.2 km from
Cargèse
(50.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Budoni, Sardinia, Italy
4.8 magnitude earthquake
2001-03-03 01:54:51 UTC
at 01:54
March 03, 2001 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 40.822, 10.037
31.2 km from
Budoni
(19.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Laruns, Aquitaine, France
4.8 magnitude earthquake
2002-12-12 17:59:51 UTC
at 17:59
December 12, 2002 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 43.024, -0.357
6.2 km from
Laruns
(4.2 miles)
Depth: 0 km
Cauterets, Midi-Pyrénées, France
4.8 magnitude earthquake
2002-05-16 14:56:34 UTC
at 14:56
May 16, 2002 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 42.929, -0.17
6.2 km from
Cauterets
(4.2 miles)
Depth: 3 km
Les Sables-d'Olonne, Pays de la Loire, France
4.8 magnitude earthquake
1976-10-07 23:45:54 UTC
at 23:45
October 07, 1976 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 46.021, -2.488
76.2 km from
Les Sables-d'Olonne
(47.2 miles)
Depth: 33 km
Navarrenx, Aquitaine, France
4.8 magnitude earthquake
1978-02-17 04:33:41 UTC
at 04:33
February 17, 1978 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 43.339, -0.858
8.2 km from
Navarrenx
(5.2 miles)
Depth: 33 km