February 2, 1428 Earthquake: Olot, Prats DE Mollo, Spain, France
An earthquake struck Olot, Prats DE Mollo, Spain, France on February 2, 1428. It killed 800 people.
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
- February 2, 1428
- Place
- Olot, Prats DE Mollo, Spain, France
- Intensity
- 9 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 42.350° N, 2.170° E
- Country
- Spain
The toll
- Deaths
- 800
- 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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
1428 Feb 02. Devastated Olot, Spain. 21-22 deaths in various locations in Cataluna and houses and castls sank. (reference #9896)
1428 Feb 02. 800 deaths. (reference #12773)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 15, 1427, Olot,barcelona, Spain
- May 24, 1750, Tarbes, Lourdes, France
- May 22, 1814, Gan,oloron,louvie-Juzon,benejacq,tarbes, France
- June 21, 1660, Bagneres DE Bigorre,lourdes,bordeaux, France
- July 24, 1911, Nay,benejacq,aramits,arros,gan,bosdarros, France
- November 17, 2006, Pyrenees, France
- July 20, 1854, Bagneres, Gripp, Lourdes, Arges, 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 593.