March 19, 1624 Earthquake: Argenta, Italy
An earthquake struck Argenta, Italy on March 19, 1624 at 20:00 UTC. It caused a tsunami.
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
- March 19, 1624
- Time
- 20:00 UTC
- Place
- Argenta, Italy
- Intensity
- 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 44.600° N, 11.800° E
- Country
- Italy
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million) with its tsunami and other effects
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.
A strong earthquake affected the northeastern Italian area, particularly damaging in the town of Argenta. (reference #11164, version 2)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 25, 1222, Brescia, Italy
- December 25, 1352, Sansepolcro, Italy
- April 14, 1672, Rimini, Italy
- September 7, 1920, Carrara,garfagnana, Italy
- September 30, 1789, Citta Di Castello,sansepolcro, Italy
- August 3, 1414, Sansepolcro, Italy
- November 17, 1570, Ferrara,bologna,padova,venizia,treviso, Italy
- October 19, 1768, Santa Sofia, Italy
- June 13, 1542, Scarperia, Italy
- February 14, 1834, Borgo Val Di Taro, Italy
- August 14, 1846, Orciano, Luciana, Italy
- June 29, 1873, Bellunese, Italy
- 778, Treviso, Italy
- January 13, 1832, Foligno, Italy
- October 30, 1930, Senigallia, Italy
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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 902.