# List of earthquakes in France

This is a list of earthquakes in France and its overseas territories which directly impacted the country. Earthquakes are rare in mainland France but do occur. Within mainland France, the east of the country Alsace, Jura, Alps, the South-East Alpes-Maritimes, Provence and the Pyrenees are the most concerned, but the most seismically active French regions are parts of Overseas France (such as New Caledonia, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Wallis and Futuna and Réunion). Buildings there are often vulnerable, and much of the population lives at low elevations close to the coast and is exposed to tsunamis.

## Earthquakes

| Date | Location | Mag. | MMI | Deaths | Injuries | Damage / notes |
| 2023-06-16 | Western France | 4.8 M$_w$ 5.3–5.8 M$_l$ | | | 1 | Some buildings damaged |
| 2022-03-31 | New Caledonia | 7.0 M$_w$ | IV | | | Small tsunami |
| 2022-03-12 | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 4.5 M$_w$ | VI | | | Some buildings damaged |
| 2021-06-12 | Mauritius-Réunion region | 6.7 M$_w$ | III | | | No damage, but significantly large. |
| 2021-02-10 | New Caledonia | 7.7 M$_w$ | IV | | | Tsunami |
| 2019-11-11 | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 4.8 M$_w$ | VI | | 4 | Some houses damaged |
| 2018-12-05 | New Caledonia | 7.5 M$_w$ | VI | | | Moderate damage/tsunami |
| 2018-08-29 | New Caledonia | 7.1 M$_w$ | V | | | Small tsunami |
| 2018-06-01 | Mayotte | 4.7 M$_w$ | V | | 6 | Part of an earthquake swarm |
| 2018-05-15 | Mayotte | 5.9 M$_w$ | V | | 3 | Part of an earthquake swarm/Largest ever recorded in the area |
| 2017-11-19 | New Caledonia | 7.0 M$_w$ | VI | | | Small tsunami |
| 2017-02-03 | Martinique | 5.8 M$_w$ | V | | 1 | Some damage |
| 2016-04-28 | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 3.9 M$_w$ | IV | | | Minor damage |
| 2007-11-29 | Martinique | 7.4 M$_w$ | VII | 6 | 402 | Intermediate depth |
| 2006-11-17 | Midi-Pyrénées | 4.7 M$_w$ | V | | | Minor damage |
| 2004-11-21 | Guadeloupe | 6.3 M$_w$ | VIII | 1 | 13 | |
| 1996-07-15 | Haute-Savoie | 5.3 M$_w$ | | | 1 | Chimney damage |
| 1993-03-12 | Wallis and Futuna | 6.4 M$_w$ | VII | 5 | 20 | Severe damage in Futuna |
| 1991-02-13 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 3.8 M$_w$ | IV | 9 | | Deaths from avalanche |
| 1982-01-06 | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 4.4 M$_w$ | IV | | | Minor damage |
| 1967-08-13 | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 5.7 M$_w$ | VI | 1 | 80 | Severe damage |
| 1946-06-25 | Valais | 6.1 M$_w$ | VIII | 1 | | 3 deaths in Switzerland/Severe damage |
| 1909-06-11 | Provence | 6.0 M$_w$ | X | 46 | 250 | Severe damage |
| 1887-02-23 | Liguria | 6.8–6.9 M$_w$ | IX | 600–3,000 | | Destructive tsunami |
| 1843-02-08 | Guadeloupe | 8.5 M$_w$ | IX | 1,500–5,000 | | |
| 1839-01-11 | Martinique | 7.5–8.0 M$_w$ | IX | 390–4,000 | 28,975 | Extreme damage |
| 1799-01-25 | Vendée | 6.4–6.5 | VIII | | | |
| 1682-05-12 | Savoie | | VIII | | | |
| 1678-09-02 | Bouches-du-Rhône | 6.0 M$_w$ | | | | Severe |
| 1660-06-21 | Hautes-Pyrénées | 6.2 M$_L$ | VIII–IX | 30 | | |
| 1580-04-06 | Dover Straits | 5.3–5.9 M$_L$ | | Many | | |
| 1428-02-02 | Catalonia | 6.7 | | Hundreds | | |
| 1248-11-25 | Savoie, Mont Granier | | | 9,000 | | Deaths caused by landslide. |
| 1227 February | Provence | | X | 5,000 | | |
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