Significant earthquakes of 1812

March 23, 1812 Earthquake: Beaumont,pierrevert,sainte Tulle,manosque, France

March 23, 1812

An earthquake struck Beaumont,pierrevert,sainte Tulle,manosque, France on March 23, 1812.

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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
March 23, 1812
Place
Beaumont,pierrevert,sainte Tulle,manosque, France
Intensity
9 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami
None recorded
Epicenter
43.700° N, 5.700° 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.

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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 1602.