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Quakes last month
413
Latest UTC: 2026-03-03 15:16:45
Strongest
M5.1
Nouvelle-Calédonie
Country rank
#7
973 quakes in 2026 · out of 7 countries
Averages
M1.62 · 6 km
Avg this month: M1.65

Overview – France

The latest recorded earthquake in France was on 2026-03-03 at 15:16 UTC in Occitanie with magnitude M2.9.

In the last month, 413 earthquakes were recorded in France with an average magnitude of 1.65.

Most earthquakes in 2026 occurred in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (212), followed by Occitanie (150).

The strongest recorded earthquake in France reached magnitude M5.1 on 2026-01-08.

In 2026, 1% of events were M≥3 and 0% were M≥5.

All-time events
4061
Strongest
M5.1
Latest (UTC)
2026-03-03 15:16:45 UTC

Strongest – France

Open event
M5.1 Nouvelle-Calédonie
UTC: 2026-01-08 12:33:26 UTC · Depth: 79 km

Map – France

Markers show the latest 30 earthquakes in France.

Recent earthquakes – France

Showing the latest 30 events from the QuakeMap24 database (UTC).

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M2.9 Depth: 5 km
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Occitanie · Villefranche-de-Panat

Time (UTC) 2026-03-03 15:16:45 UTC
Coordinates 44.089, 2.716
Source emsc
M1.8 Depth: 0 km
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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · Vars

Time (UTC) 2026-03-03 12:23:33 UTC
Coordinates 44.570, 6.697
Source resif

Earthquake of magnitude 1.8, near of Turin (France hexagonale)

M1.8 Depth: 0 km
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Nouvelle-Aquitaine · Saint-Varent

Time (UTC) 2026-03-03 11:49:55 UTC
Coordinates 46.873, -0.244
Source resif

Quarry blast of magnitude 1.8, near of Bressuire (France hexagonale)

M1.6 Depth: 0 km
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Pays de la Loire · Thorigné-en-Charnie

Time (UTC) 2026-03-03 11:47:32 UTC
Coordinates 48.028, -0.337
Source resif

Quarry blast of magnitude 1.6, near of Laval (France hexagonale)

M2.3 Depth: 5 km
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Pays de la Loire · Saint-Denis-d'Orques

Time (UTC) 2026-03-03 11:47:32 UTC
Coordinates 48.035, -0.319
Source emsc
M1.7 Depth: 0 km
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Occitanie · Narbonne

Time (UTC) 2026-03-03 11:13:12 UTC
Coordinates 43.156, 2.960
Source resif

Quarry blast of magnitude 1.7, near of Béziers (France hexagonale)

M1.8 Depth: 0 km
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Pays de la Loire · La Meilleraie-Tillay

Time (UTC) 2026-03-03 11:05:30 UTC
Coordinates 46.723, -0.865
Source resif

Quarry blast of magnitude 1.8, near of Les Herbiers (France hexagonale)

M1.4 Depth: 0 km
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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · Gourdon

Time (UTC) 2026-03-03 11:04:37 UTC
Coordinates 43.712, 6.964
Source resif

Quarry blast of magnitude 1.4, near of Grasse (France hexagonale)

M1.3 Depth: 0 km
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Grand Est · Neufmaisons

Time (UTC) 2026-03-03 11:03:13 UTC
Coordinates 48.423, 6.884
Source resif

Quarry blast of magnitude 1.3, near of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges (France hexagonale)

M1.8 Depth: 0 km
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Bretagne · Saint-Médard-sur-Ille

Time (UTC) 2026-03-03 10:56:01 UTC
Coordinates 48.289, -1.665
Source resif

Quarry blast of magnitude 1.8, near of Cesson-Sévigné (France hexagonale)

M1.6 Depth: 0 km
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Occitanie · Bourgs sur Colagne

Time (UTC) 2026-03-03 10:42:47 UTC
Coordinates 44.495, 3.233
Source resif

Quarry blast of magnitude 1.6, near of Rodez (France hexagonale)

M1.0 Depth: 0 km
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Occitanie · Hèches

Time (UTC) 2026-03-03 10:28:20 UTC
Coordinates 43.023, 0.366
Source resif

Quarry blast of magnitude 1.0, near of Pau (France hexagonale)

M1.7 Depth: 0 km
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Occitanie · Salles-la-Source

Time (UTC) 2026-03-03 10:07:31 UTC
Coordinates 44.407, 2.511
Source resif

Quarry blast of magnitude 1.7, near of Rodez (France hexagonale)

M1.9 Depth: 0 km
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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté · Mouthe

Time (UTC) 2026-03-03 09:32:15 UTC
Coordinates 46.705, 6.169
Source resif

Quarry blast of magnitude 1.9, near of Lausanne (France hexagonale)

M1.2 Depth: 0 km
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Nouvelle-Aquitaine · Saint-Mesmin

Time (UTC) 2026-03-03 09:20:37 UTC
Coordinates 45.349, 1.275
Source resif

Quarry blast of magnitude 1.2, near of Brive-la-Gaillarde (France hexagonale)

M1.2 Depth: 0 km
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Occitanie · Saint-Rome-de-Tarn

Time (UTC) 2026-03-03 09:06:49 UTC
Coordinates 44.054, 2.901
Source resif

Quarry blast of magnitude 1.2, near of Albi (France hexagonale)

M1.8 Depth: 0 km
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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · Le Revest-les-Eaux

Time (UTC) 2026-03-03 09:02:28 UTC
Coordinates 43.185, 5.933
Source resif

Quarry blast of magnitude 1.8, near of Toulon (France hexagonale)

M1.6 Depth: 0 km
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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · Roquebrune-sur-Argens

Time (UTC) 2026-03-03 09:01:38 UTC
Coordinates 43.492, 6.633
Source resif

Quarry blast of magnitude 1.6, near of Fréjus (France hexagonale)

M1.1 Depth: 0 km
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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté · Reugney

Time (UTC) 2026-03-03 08:16:18 UTC
Coordinates 47.010, 6.141
Source resif

Quarry blast of magnitude 1.1, near of Besançon (France hexagonale)

M2.3 Depth: 5 km
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Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · Saulzet-le-Froid

Time (UTC) 2026-03-03 03:21:08 UTC
Coordinates 45.610, 2.885
Source resif

Event of magnitude 2.3, near of Clermont-Ferrand (France hexagonale)

M1.3 Depth: 14 km
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Occitanie · Salles

Time (UTC) 2026-03-02 19:19:16 UTC
Coordinates 43.031, -0.202
Source resif

Event of magnitude 1.3, near of Pau (France hexagonale)

M1.6 Depth: 0 km
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Nouvelle-Aquitaine · Vignols

Time (UTC) 2026-03-02 13:08:45 UTC
Coordinates 45.323, 1.426
Source resif

Quarry blast of magnitude 1.6, near of Brive-la-Gaillarde (France hexagonale)

M1.5 Depth: 0 km
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Normandie · Thue et Mue

Time (UTC) 2026-03-02 13:00:29 UTC
Coordinates 49.157, -0.525
Source resif

Quarry blast of magnitude 1.5, near of Caen (France hexagonale)

M1.8 Depth: 0 km
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Pays de la Loire · Vimartin-sur-Orthe

Time (UTC) 2026-03-02 12:38:02 UTC
Coordinates 48.188, -0.269
Source resif

Quarry blast of magnitude 1.8, near of Le Mans (France hexagonale)

M1.6 Depth: 0 km
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Pays de la Loire · Erbray

Time (UTC) 2026-03-02 11:12:58 UTC
Coordinates 47.638, -1.304
Source resif

Quarry blast of magnitude 1.6, near of Segré-en-Anjou Bleu (France hexagonale)

M1.6 Depth: 2 km
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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté · Houtaud

Time (UTC) 2026-03-02 11:07:14 UTC
Coordinates 46.921, 6.287
Source sed_ethz

Pontarlier F

M2.2 Depth: 14 km
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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté · Houtaud

Time (UTC) 2026-03-02 11:07:13 UTC
Coordinates 46.913, 6.301
Source emsc
M1.2 Depth: 0 km
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Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · Monistrol-sur-Loire

Time (UTC) 2026-03-02 11:07:07 UTC
Coordinates 45.257, 4.181
Source resif

Quarry blast of magnitude 1.2, near of Saint-Étienne (France hexagonale)

M2.6 Depth: 5 km
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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté · Solutré-Pouilly

Time (UTC) 2026-03-02 11:06:54 UTC
Coordinates 46.298, 4.721
Source resif

Event of magnitude 2.6, near of Villefranche-sur-Saône (France hexagonale)

M1.4 Depth: 0 km
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Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · Cusset

Time (UTC) 2026-03-02 11:04:53 UTC
Coordinates 46.126, 3.494
Source resif

Quarry blast of magnitude 1.4, near of Vichy (France hexagonale)

Charts – France

Distributions and trends based on the QuakeMap24 database.

Monthly activity (last 12 months)

2025-04
10
2025-05
58
2025-06
58
2025-07
93
2025-08
237
2025-09
607
2025-10
826
2025-11
546
2025-12
653
2026-01
518
2026-02
413
2026-03
42

Counts are per calendar month (UTC).

Magnitude distribution

0-1
597
1-2
2356
2-3
1066
3-4
31
4-5
9
5-6
2
6-7
0
7-8
0
8-9
0
9+
0

Based on the last 365 days (UTC).

Depth distribution

0-70
4046
70-300
15
300-700
0
700+
0

Depth buckets are derived from the last 365 days (UTC).

Top regions – France

Regions are derived from the most specific available location fields (e.g. state, then city).

  1. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    Events: 695
  2. Occitanie
    Events: 556
  3. Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
    Events: 481
  4. Nouvelle-Aquitaine
    Events: 476
  5. Martinique
    Events: 279

FAQ – France

What is the latest recorded earthquake in France?
The newest entry in our database for France is dated 2026-03-03 15:16:45 UTC.
What was the strongest recorded earthquake in France?
The strongest recorded event in our database for France reached magnitude M5.1.
How many earthquakes are recorded for France?
QuakeMap24 currently contains 4061 recorded earthquakes for France (all-time, based on our database).
What are typical average magnitude and depth in France?
Across all recorded events in France, the average magnitude is M1.62 and the average depth is 6 km.
Why do some events show city/state/village and others only a place name?
Locality labels depend on the available source data. Some providers deliver precise administrative levels; others provide a broader place description.
How can I explore more than the last 30 events?
Use the country history page for France to explore earthquake activity with filters.
How often is this page updated?
The content is generated from the QuakeMap24 database and refreshes as new events are ingested. Timestamps are shown in UTC for consistency.

Country history – France

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