November 17, 2006 Earthquake: Pyrenees, France
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Pyrenees, France on November 17, 2006 at 18:19:51 UTC, 10 km below the surface.
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
- November 17, 2006
- Time
- 18:19:51 UTC
- Place
- Pyrenees, France
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 42.990° N, 0.050° W
- Country
- France
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Some buildings damaged in the Lourdes-
Bagneres-Argeles area, France. Rockslides and power
outages occurred in the area. Several days later,
water wells dried up at Artigues. Felt throughout
Haute-Pyrenees and in parts of Ariege, Haute-Garonne,
Gers, Gironde, Landes, Pyrenees-Atlantiques and
Pyrenees-Orientales, France. Felt (IV) at Benasque and
Bielsa; (III) at Broto, Cervera, Lleida, Monzon,
Panticosa, Sallent de Gallego and Tarrega; (II) at
Albalate de Cinca, Alcover, Aoiz, Barbastro,
Barcelona, Calafell, Castejon de Sos, Castelldefels,
Esterri de Aneu, Fraga, Huesca, Igualada, Hospitalet,
La Garriga, La Nou de Gaya, Mollerusa, Montblanc,
Papiol, Premia de Mar, Rubi, Sabadell, Tarragona,
Torello, Tudela, Valls, Villafranca del Panades,
Vilanova del Cami and Zaragoza; (I) at Iruna, Olot and
Sabinanigo, Spain. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- February 2, 1428, Olot, Prats DE Mollo, Spain, France
- March 18, 1817, La Rioja, Spain
- July 20, 1854, Bagneres, Gripp, Lourdes, Arges, France
- June 21, 1660, Bagneres DE Bigorre,lourdes,bordeaux, France
- July 24, 1911, Nay,benejacq,aramits,arros,gan,bosdarros, France
- May 22, 1814, Gan,oloron,louvie-Juzon,benejacq,tarbes, France
- August 13, 1967, Arette,lanne,montory,aramits,haux,sunhar, France
- May 24, 1750, Tarbes, Lourdes, France
- February 2, 1374, Ribagorza, Spain
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 7416.