June 23, 1812 Earthquake: France
An earthquake struck France on June 23, 1812. It caused a tsunami.
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 23, 1812
- Place
- France
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 43.300° N, 5.366° E
- Country
- France
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Reference #1879: "June 23. Marseilles. An earthquake was supposed. The sea retired, leaving the port dry, and rushed in again with extreme violence, inundating the quays. This recurred several times. The Annual Register gives the date June 24."
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
- June 11, 1909, Vernegues,charleval,la Roque D'Antheron, France
- March 23, 1812, Beaumont,pierrevert,sainte Tulle,manosque, France
- August 14, 1708, Manosque, France
- December 12, 1855, Chasteuil,taulanne,castellane,taloire, France
- June 9, 1863, Beynes,mezel, France
- June 1772, Clansayes,st Raphael, France
- April 5, 1959, St Paul D'Ubaye,jausiers,ceillac,vars, France
- June 23, 1494, Lantosque,roquebilliere,nice, France
- June 13, 1494, Near S Coast, France
- July 19, 1873, Chateauneuf-Du-Rhone,donzere,viviers, France
- 470, Vienne,vivarais,dauphine,velay,forez, France
- November 11, 2019, Le Teil, Saint-Thome, Viviers, France
- June 18, 1618, Duranus,coaraze,roquesperviera,saorge, France
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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 7893.