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Earthquakes in France

1,226,378 earthquakes catalogued in and around France between 1900 and 2026.

Last updated 14 October 2026 · merged from 5 catalogues
2.0
Latest earthquake · depth 17.7 km
14.10.2026 01:00 UTC · from centre 4397 km
1,226,378
recorded earthquakes
M8.1
largest
1900–2026
record span
2.24
mean magnitude
1,224,552
epicentre inside the border

By year

Stacked by magnitude; one column per year.

046768935361900: 1 (M4–5)1900: 1 (M5+)19001901: 2 (M4–5)1901: 9 (M5+)1902: 3 (M4–5)1902: 2 (M5+)1903: 5 (M4–5)1903: 7 (M5+)1904: 2 (M4–5)1904: 9 (M5+)1905: 4 (M4–5)1905: 34 (M5+)1906: 2 (M4–5)1906: 16 (M5+)1907: 4 (M4–5)1907: 21 (M5+)1908: 4 (M4–5)1908: 20 (M5+)1909: 12 (M4–5)1909: 24 (M5+)1910: 3 (M4–5)1910: 16 (M5+)19101911: 1 (M4–5)1911: 11 (M5+)1912: 5 (M4–5)1912: 16 (M5+)1913: 1 (M4–5)1913: 14 (M5+)1914: 16 (M4–5)1914: 14 (M5+)1915: 5 (M4–5)1915: 27 (M5+)1916: 5 (M4–5)1916: 17 (M5+)1917: 7 (M4–5)1917: 38 (M5+)1918: 12 (M4–5)1918: 35 (M5+)1919: 14 (M4–5)1919: 37 (M5+)1920: 5 (M4–5)1920: 30 (M5+)19201921: 2 (M4–5)1921: 23 (M5+)1922: 2 (M4–5)1922: 31 (M5+)1923: 7 (M4–5)1923: 34 (M5+)1924: 7 (M4–5)1924: 33 (M5+)1925: 22 (M4–5)1925: 46 (M5+)1926: 14 (M4–5)1926: 57 (M5+)1927: 8 (M4–5)1927: 47 (M5+)1928: 14 (M4–5)1928: 69 (M5+)1929: 13 (M4–5)1929: 58 (M5+)1930: 11 (M4–5)1930: 72 (M5+)19301931: 6 (M4–5)1931: 42 (M5+)1932: 7 (M4–5)1932: 47 (M5+)1933: 10 (M4–5)1933: 37 (M5+)1934: 3 (M4–5)1934: 30 (M5+)1935: 8 (M4–5)1935: 47 (M5+)1936: 4 (M4–5)1936: 48 (M5+)1937: 2 (M4–5)1937: 28 (M5+)1938: 5 (M4–5)1938: 56 (M5+)1939: 8 (M4–5)1939: 51 (M5+)1940: 6 (M4–5)1940: 49 (M5+)19401941: 8 (M4–5)1941: 47 (M5+)1942: 3 (M4–5)1942: 32 (M5+)1943: 4 (M4–5)1943: 29 (M5+)1944: 3 (M4–5)1944: 23 (M5+)1945: 2 (M4–5)1945: 26 (M5+)1946: 3 (M4–5)1946: 31 (M5+)1947: 7 (M4–5)1947: 33 (M5+)1948: 8 (M4–5)1948: 35 (M5+)1949: 8 (M4–5)1949: 31 (M5+)1950: 7 (M4–5)1950: 29 (M5+)19501951: 12 (M4–5)1951: 45 (M5+)1952: 12 (M4–5)1952: 40 (M5+)1953: 36 (M4–5)1953: 72 (M5+)1954: 25 (M4–5)1954: 65 (M5+)1955: 12 (M4–5)1955: 22 (M5+)1956: 28 (M4–5)1956: 61 (M5+)1957: 31 (M4–5)1957: 79 (M5+)1958: 35 (M4–5)1958: 49 (M5+)1959: 50 (M4–5)1959: 64 (M5+)1960: 45 (M4–5)1960: 37 (M5+)19601961: 48 (M4–5)1961: 59 (M5+)1962: 65 (M4–5)1962: 54 (M5+)1963: 77 (M4–5)1963: 64 (M5+)1964: 266 (M4–5)1964: 63 (M5+)1965: 302 (M4–5)1965: 61 (M5+)1966: 3 (M3–4)1966: 438 (M4–5)1966: 77 (M5+)1967: 8 (M3–4)1967: 450 (M4–5)1967: 75 (M5+)1968: 11 (M3–4)1968: 422 (M4–5)1968: 72 (M5+)1969: 10 (M3–4)1969: 402 (M4–5)1969: 92 (M5+)1970: 63 (M3–4)1970: 526 (M4–5)1970: 70 (M5+)19701971: 322 (M3–4)1971: 303 (M4–5)1971: 50 (M5+)1972: 48 (M3–4)1972: 305 (M4–5)1972: 52 (M5+)1973: 108 (M3–4)1973: 354 (M4–5)1973: 57 (M5+)1974: 3 (M<3)1974: 183 (M3–4)1974: 388 (M4–5)1974: 51 (M5+)1975: 13 (M<3)1975: 287 (M3–4)1975: 454 (M4–5)1975: 68 (M5+)1976: 10 (M<3)1976: 921 (M3–4)1976: 422 (M4–5)1976: 94 (M5+)1977: 7 (M<3)1977: 532 (M3–4)1977: 386 (M4–5)1977: 93 (M5+)1978: 28 (M<3)1978: 572 (M3–4)1978: 416 (M4–5)1978: 47 (M5+)1979: 22 (M<3)1979: 842 (M3–4)1979: 504 (M4–5)1979: 79 (M5+)1980: 18 (M<3)1980: 660 (M3–4)1980: 505 (M4–5)1980: 65 (M5+)19801981: 38 (M<3)1981: 868 (M3–4)1981: 617 (M4–5)1981: 77 (M5+)1982: 73 (M<3)1982: 1,052 (M3–4)1982: 490 (M4–5)1982: 80 (M5+)1983: 231 (M<3)1983: 1,101 (M3–4)1983: 685 (M4–5)1983: 108 (M5+)1984: 362 (M<3)1984: 1,036 (M3–4)1984: 547 (M4–5)1984: 70 (M5+)1985: 608 (M<3)1985: 1,066 (M3–4)1985: 473 (M4–5)1985: 78 (M5+)1986: 831 (M<3)1986: 1,415 (M3–4)1986: 545 (M4–5)1986: 64 (M5+)1987: 728 (M<3)1987: 968 (M3–4)1987: 453 (M4–5)1987: 49 (M5+)1988: 987 (M<3)1988: 1,145 (M3–4)1988: 558 (M4–5)1988: 85 (M5+)1989: 1,705 (M<3)1989: 1,950 (M3–4)1989: 561 (M4–5)1989: 98 (M5+)1990: 2,202 (M<3)1990: 2,290 (M3–4)1990: 670 (M4–5)1990: 76 (M5+)19901991: 3,057 (M<3)1991: 1,995 (M3–4)1991: 508 (M4–5)1991: 66 (M5+)1992: 2,670 (M<3)1992: 2,401 (M3–4)1992: 505 (M4–5)1992: 58 (M5+)1993: 4,854 (M<3)1993: 2,026 (M3–4)1993: 613 (M4–5)1993: 62 (M5+)1994: 4,563 (M<3)1994: 2,382 (M3–4)1994: 508 (M4–5)1994: 56 (M5+)1995: 3,283 (M<3)1995: 3,137 (M3–4)1995: 959 (M4–5)1995: 62 (M5+)1996: 1,671 (M<3)1996: 2,397 (M3–4)1996: 877 (M4–5)1996: 82 (M5+)1997: 1,759 (M<3)1997: 2,080 (M3–4)1997: 925 (M4–5)1997: 89 (M5+)1998: 4,628 (M<3)1998: 2,833 (M3–4)1998: 613 (M4–5)1998: 69 (M5+)1999: 5,752 (M<3)1999: 4,762 (M3–4)1999: 889 (M4–5)1999: 77 (M5+)2000: 4,778 (M<3)2000: 3,605 (M3–4)2000: 664 (M4–5)2000: 79 (M5+)20002001: 4,778 (M<3)2001: 3,218 (M3–4)2001: 669 (M4–5)2001: 119 (M5+)2002: 6,855 (M<3)2002: 3,927 (M3–4)2002: 804 (M4–5)2002: 103 (M5+)2003: 10,008 (M<3)2003: 5,268 (M3–4)2003: 831 (M4–5)2003: 90 (M5+)2004: 13,643 (M<3)2004: 6,678 (M3–4)2004: 887 (M4–5)2004: 96 (M5+)2005: 14,080 (M<3)2005: 8,144 (M3–4)2005: 951 (M4–5)2005: 95 (M5+)2006: 12,115 (M<3)2006: 7,334 (M3–4)2006: 923 (M4–5)2006: 104 (M5+)2007: 32,687 (M<3)2007: 9,388 (M3–4)2007: 940 (M4–5)2007: 123 (M5+)2008: 36,150 (M<3)2008: 11,677 (M3–4)2008: 932 (M4–5)2008: 107 (M5+)2009: 56,330 (M<3)2009: 10,207 (M3–4)2009: 832 (M4–5)2009: 86 (M5+)2010: 59,012 (M<3)2010: 8,565 (M3–4)2010: 851 (M4–5)2010: 96 (M5+)20102011: 78,177 (M<3)2011: 8,950 (M3–4)2011: 923 (M4–5)2011: 102 (M5+)2012: 34,307 (M<3)2012: 5,604 (M3–4)2012: 770 (M4–5)2012: 112 (M5+)2013: 33,215 (M<3)2013: 4,481 (M3–4)2013: 769 (M4–5)2013: 104 (M5+)2014: 31,904 (M<3)2014: 3,303 (M3–4)2014: 955 (M4–5)2014: 119 (M5+)2015: 29,892 (M<3)2015: 2,901 (M3–4)2015: 808 (M4–5)2015: 84 (M5+)2016: 27,965 (M<3)2016: 3,312 (M3–4)2016: 784 (M4–5)2016: 101 (M5+)2017: 44,392 (M<3)2017: 3,170 (M3–4)2017: 741 (M4–5)2017: 102 (M5+)2018: 28,157 (M<3)2018: 3,672 (M3–4)2018: 1,025 (M4–5)2018: 131 (M5+)2019: 28,601 (M<3)2019: 3,392 (M3–4)2019: 853 (M4–5)2019: 107 (M5+)2020: 39,256 (M<3)2020: 3,862 (M3–4)2020: 1,057 (M4–5)2020: 127 (M5+)20202021: 43,595 (M<3)2021: 5,951 (M3–4)2021: 878 (M4–5)2021: 87 (M5+)2022: 34,466 (M<3)2022: 2,825 (M3–4)2022: 953 (M4–5)2022: 141 (M5+)2023: 85,305 (M<3)2023: 6,762 (M3–4)2023: 1,310 (M4–5)2023: 159 (M5+)2024: 49,612 (M<3)2024: 2,745 (M3–4)2024: 792 (M4–5)2024: 85 (M5+)2025: 66,900 (M<3)2025: 5,094 (M3–4)2025: 1,161 (M4–5)2025: 138 (M5+)2026: 41,270 (M<3)2026: 2,264 (M3–4)2026: 563 (M4–5)2026: 87 (M5+)2026
M<3M3–4M4–5M5+

Read this chart carefully. Rising columns do not mean earthquakes are becoming more frequent. The monitoring network improved over time: the smallest detectable earthquake in Türkiye was about M5.0 in 1966 and is M1.5 today. Earlier years look quiet because small events were not heard, not because they did not happen.

Largest earthquakes

Inclusion rule: the radius widens with magnitude (15 km up to M4, 150 km at M7 and above). This is not a measure of felt shaking or intensity.

MagnitudeDateDepthDistance
8.111.08.1903 04:3280 km3677 km
8.125.11.1941 18:0310 km3045 km
7.828.02.1969 02:4018.5 km2500 km
7.826.05.1975 09:1118.5 km2823 km
7.829.03.1954 06:17626.2 km2464 km
7.809.07.1956 03:1120 km3947 km
7.806.02.2023 01:179 km4976 km
7.710.11.1940 01:39150 km4670 km
7.706.02.2023 10:248.3 km5031 km
7.726.12.1939 23:5720 km5353 km
7.613.12.1910 11:3715 km4377 km
7.609.08.1912 01:2915 km4319 km
7.617.08.1999 00:0116.3 km4574 km
7.526.11.1943 22:2020 km4890 km
7.503.12.1906 22:59100 km6243 km

Latest earthquakes

MagnitudeDateDepthDistance
2.014.10.2026 01:0017.7 km4397 km
1.614.10.2026 00:507 km5736 km
1.014.10.2026 00:497.3 km5457 km
1.314.10.2026 00:067 km4915 km
1.313.10.2026 23:586.8 km5231 km
1.213.10.2026 23:5511.9 km4310 km
1.913.10.2026 23:2615.3 km2607 km
1.613.10.2026 23:269.3 km4379 km
1.213.10.2026 23:1912.2 km4377 km
1.213.10.2026 23:1313.7 km4314 km
1.113.10.2026 23:1010.8 km4381 km
1.013.10.2026 23:107 km4880 km
1.613.10.2026 23:0611.4 km4379 km
0.913.10.2026 22:518.1 km5154 km
1.113.10.2026 22:367 km4973 km
2.313.10.2026 22:3410.3 km4318 km
2.513.10.2026 22:2812.1 km4378 km
2.913.10.2026 22:2315 km3429 km
1.213.10.2026 22:1914.6 km4380 km
1.013.10.2026 22:165.2 km4383 km
1.113.10.2026 22:0813.9 km4316 km
1.813.10.2026 22:057 km5627 km
2.913.10.2026 22:055 km3433 km
1.113.10.2026 22:0311.9 km4313 km
1.113.10.2026 22:0215.6 km4991 km
1.113.10.2026 22:0212.5 km4317 km
2.813.10.2026 21:597 km5058 km
2.713.10.2026 21:5712.7 km4315 km
2.613.10.2026 21:529.7 km4318 km
2.013.10.2026 21:5115.6 km3541 km
1.413.10.2026 21:457 km4297 km
1.613.10.2026 21:2815.2 km4167 km
1.613.10.2026 21:277 km4240 km
1.813.10.2026 21:2211.1 km4152 km
1.513.10.2026 21:167.1 km5657 km
2.413.10.2026 21:1613.1 km4310 km
1.813.10.2026 21:097 km5052 km
1.213.10.2026 20:526.8 km4391 km
1.013.10.2026 20:337 km4961 km
1.713.10.2026 20:228.3 km4398 km
1.813.10.2026 20:0110.7 km4888 km
1.513.10.2026 19:455.3 km5102 km
1.113.10.2026 19:407 km4284 km
2.313.10.2026 19:2628 km2579 km
1.313.10.2026 19:187 km4887 km
1.313.10.2026 19:127 km4384 km
1.913.10.2026 18:5010 km4539 km
1.113.10.2026 18:3311.7 km4308 km
1.513.10.2026 18:327 km5547 km
1.813.10.2026 17:517 km4241 km
1.813.10.2026 17:487 km4241 km
1.213.10.2026 17:3524.3 km4849 km
2.513.10.2026 17:317.1 km5213 km
2.613.10.2026 17:207 km3579 km
1.613.10.2026 16:547 km4243 km
1.813.10.2026 16:547 km4242 km
3.113.10.2026 16:4311 km5473 km
1.213.10.2026 16:397 km4374 km
2.413.10.2026 16:377 km5473 km
1.013.10.2026 16:369.5 km4379 km

Regions

Pyrenees-Atlantics15,268Hautes-Alpes8,916Alpes-Maritimes8,512Savoie6,350Haute-Savoie5,689Alpes-de-Haute-Provence5,487Hautes-Pyrénées5,223Haut-Rhin3,134Doubs2,741Meurthe-et-Moselle2,410Pyrénées-Orientales2,366Isère2,233Haute-Garonne2,086Puy-de-Dôme2,071Ariège2,067Bas-Rhin1,837Allier1,717Vosges1,706Moselle1,680Haute-Saône1,466Aude1,271Creuse1,190Territoire de Belfort1,035Guadeloupe1,004Bouches-du-Rhône928Var871Deux-Sèvres864Vienne839Indre787Morbihan782Cher759Haute-Vienne749Cantal748Loire-Atlantique728Ain699Maine-et-Loire699Drôme696Ille-et-Vilaine692Côtes-d'Armor690Vendée668Loire661Haute-Loire647Landes602Jura579Aveyron525Saône-et-Loire519Ardèche463Finistère455Indre-et-Loire444Charente416Gard411Charente-Maritime407Rhône391Mayenne374Lozère372Manche367Martinique333Mayotte324Calvados306Seine-Maritime299Vaucluse288Hérault283Côte-d’Or266Orne266Dordogne264Corrèze256Haute-Marne228Nièvre221Tarn211Gers175Sarthe172Loir-et-Cher160

Method and sources

What this page counts
An earthquake appears here when its epicentre is within a magnitude-dependent distance of this place's border: 15 km up to M4, 30 km to M5, 60 km to M6, 100 km to M7, and 150 km at M7 and above. The rule exists because a large earthquake concerns neighbouring provinces too — the 17 August 1999 epicentre was in the Gulf of İzmit, on no province's land at all.
Location precision
Epicentre uncertainty is typically 1–10 km, and larger for older records. That is why this site breaks data down to districts but not to neighbourhoods or villages — the data does not support that distinction.
Magnitude scales
The catalogues use more than twelve magnitude scales (Mw, ML, mb, Md…) and they are not equivalent. Values are shown on the scale the source reported; they are not converted.
Deduplication
The same earthquake is published by several catalogues. Records within 20 seconds and 100 km whose magnitudes differ by no more than 1.2 are treated as one event; the primary record is chosen by catalogue priority.
Updates
Recent earthquakes are fetched from four sources every five minutes. The historical archive is rebuilt infrequently.
Sources
USGS ComCat · ISC Bulletin · AFAD · Kandilli / KOERI · EMSC/CSEM
Reporting an error
If you spot a wrong record, write to us; we verify against the source and correct it.