1003 Earthquake: Burgundy, France
An earthquake struck Burgundy, France in 1003.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- 1003
- Place
- Burgundy, France
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 47.000° N, 6.000° E
- Country
- France
The toll
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- October 18, 1356, Basel, Switzerland
- March 11, 1584, Geneva-Yvoire, Switzerland
- September 18, 1601, Switzerland
- March 11, 1817, Chamonix Valley, France
- July 25, 1855, Haut-Valais, Switzerland
- May 3, 1574, Switzerland
- March 23, 1391, Switzerland
- March 14, 1584, Switzerland
- March 13, 1584, Switzerland
- May 12, 1682, Remiremont,fougerolles,faucogney, France
- August 16, 1839, Switzerland
- November 29, 1610, Switzerland
- May 12, 1021, Switzerland
- November 24, 1346, Switzerland
- September 14, 1454, Switzerland
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 312.