June 18, 1618 Earthquake: Duranus,coaraze,roquesperviera,saorge, France
An earthquake struck Duranus,coaraze,roquesperviera,saorge, France on June 18, 1618.
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
- June 18, 1618
- Place
- Duranus,coaraze,roquesperviera,saorge, France
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 43.600° N, 7.300° E
- Country
- France
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 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.
- 1227, Lambesc, High Alps,provence, France
- July 20, 1564, Corsica,la Bollene-Vesubie,venanson, France
- February 23, 1887, Ligurian Coast, Italy
- February 15, 1644, Corsica,belvedere,roquebilliere, France
- February 14, 1834, Borgo Val Di Taro, Italy
- June 11, 1909, Vernegues,charleval,la Roque D'Antheron, France
- October 9, 1828, Pavia, Italy
- February 13, 1991, France
- May 26, 1831, Coast of Liguria, Italy
- April 2, 1808, Valley of Pellice, Chisone, Italy
- June 23, 1494, Lantosque,roquebilliere,nice, France
- June 13, 1494, Near S Coast, France
- December 29, 1854, Cagnes, Bar, St Paul, Grasse, Menton, Nice, France
- April 5, 1959, St Paul D'Ubaye,jausiers,ceillac,vars, France
- October 16, 1896, Ligurian Coast, Italy
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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 880.