January 24, 1556 Earthquake: Probably Karnten, Austria
An earthquake struck Probably Karnten, Austria on January 24, 1556.
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
- January 24, 1556
- Place
- Probably Karnten, Austria
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 46.900° N, 13.700° E
- Country
- Austria
The toll
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 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.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 25, 1348, Celovac, Veneto, Slovenia, Villach, Italy, Austria
- August 8, 1511, Cividale del Fruili, Italy
- May 6, 1976, NW, Slovenia, NE, Balkans NW, Italy
- June 29, 1873, Bellunese, Italy
- December 4, 1690, Carinthie, Austria
- March 26, 1511, Idrija,skofja Loka, Slovenia, Balkans NW
- September 15, 1976, Northeastern, Italy
- April 14, 1895, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Balkans NW
- September 11, 1976, Northeastern, Italy
- July 12, 2004, Bovec, Kobarid, Slovenia
- April 12, 1998, Bovec, Kobarid, Arnoldstein, Slovenia, Austria
- May 9, 1861, Citta Della Pieve, Italy
- September 14, 1509, Bled,slatna,begunje, Slovenia, Balkans NW
- March 27, 1928, Tolmezzo, Italy
- September 15, 1976, Italy-Balkans NW
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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 733.