January 25, 1799 Earthquake: Machecoul,bouin,st Gilles,nantes, France
An earthquake struck Machecoul,bouin,st Gilles,nantes, France on January 25, 1799.
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
- January 25, 1799
- Place
- Machecoul,bouin,st Gilles,nantes, France
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 46.900° N, 2.000° W
- 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.
- June 16, 2023, La Laigne, Charente-Maritime, France
- September 7, 1972, Laboirie, Arceau, Saint-Pierre D'Oleron, France
- September 30, 2002, Hennebont, Languidic, Lorient, Tremorel, France
- October 6, 1711, Moncontour,loudun, France
- April 8, 1593, Chinon, France
- August 24, 2006, France
- February 15, 1657, Sainte Maure, France
More
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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 1547.