1223 Earthquake: Siponto, Italy

Name: 1223 Earthquake: Siponto, Italy
Location: Siponto, Italy

1223

An earthquake struck Siponto, Italy in 1223.

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: 1223
Place: Siponto, Italy
Intensity: 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 41.600° N, 15.900° E
Country: Italy

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

December 5, 1456, Avellino,napoli,abruzzi, Brindisi,benevento, Italy30,000 deaths · 178 km
December 16, 1857, Campania, Potenza, ItalyM6.5 · 10,000 deaths · 145 km
July 26, 1805, Molise, Rosolone, Napoli (Naples), Isernia, Italy5,600 deaths · 110 km
July 30, 1627, Lesina, ItalyM6.7 · 5,000 deaths · 48 km
November 23, 1980, Avellino, Potenza, Caserta, Naples, ItalyM6.9 · 4,689 deaths · $20 billion · 88 km
September 8, 1694, Calitri, Italy4,057 deaths · 101 km
July 17, 1361, Basilicata to Pouilles, Italy4,000 deaths · 147 km
December 16, 1631, Naples (Napoli), Italy4,000 deaths · 151 km
March 20, 1731, Foggia, ItalyM6.3 · 3,600 deaths · 35 km
June 5, 1688, Benevento, Italy3,311 deaths · 107 km
July 28, 1883, Casamicciola, Forino, Lacco Ameno, Ischia Is, Italy2,313 deaths · 2,278 houses destroyed · 195 km
August 24, 79, Naples (Napoli), Italy2,100 deaths · 151 km
January 1688, Pisticci, Italy2,000 deaths · 146 km
November 29, 1732, Ariano, Lucanie, Avellino, Italy1,940 deaths · 85 km
July 23, 1930, Irpinia, ItalyM6.5 · 1,430 deaths · 3,188 houses destroyed · 70 km

Significant earthquakes of 1223 The 1200s Recent earthquakes near here

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 454.