The strongest recorded earthquakes in the region occurred on 5 April 1959, with its epicentre at Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye and a recorded intensity of 6.5 at Barcelonnette, and on 17 February 1947, with its epicentre at Prazzo over the Italian border.
The strongest earthquakes recorded in the region were on April 5, 1959, with an epicenter near Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye and a magnitude of 6.5 at Barcelonnette, and February 17, 1947, with an epicenter near Prazzo over the Italian border.