April 14, 1672 Earthquake: Rimini, Italy
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Rimini, Italy on April 14, 1672 at 15:45 UTC. It killed 1,500 people.
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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
- April 14, 1672
- Time
- 15:45 UTC
- Place
- Rimini, Italy
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (Ms)
- Intensity
- 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 43.933° N, 12.583° E
- Country
- Italy
The toll
- Deaths
- 1,500
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Many (101 to 1,000)
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.
1672, April 14. Italy, Rimini, Castelnuevo, Fano and other towns in the (Marches). Intensity III which corresponds to an earthquake which destroyed towns and devastated districts. (reference #1055)
1672, April 14. 16 [local time]. Rimini, 44o 06'N, 12o36'E, intensity IX-X. Aftershocks in the sea. (reference #1075)
1672, April 14. At Rimini; above 1,500 perished.
(reference #1073)
1672, April 14. Rimini; felt less violently at Fano, Pesaro, Ravenna, Ancona, and other places in Italy. Almost insensible at Bologna. More than 1500 persons perished. Most damage was done at Rimini. v. Hoff gives the date 15th April, 4h38m p.m. (reference #521)
1672, April 14. Rimini, Marche, Italy. (reference #1002)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 14, 1703, Central Apennino, Norcia, L'Aquila, Perugia, Italy
- February 2, 1703, L'Aquila (Aquila), Italy
- December 1, 1328, Norcia, Italy
- December 25, 1352, Sansepolcro, Italy
- September 9, 1349, L'Aquila, Abruzzi, Sannio, Italy
- September 7, 1920, Carrara,garfagnana, Italy
- September 30, 1789, Citta Di Castello,sansepolcro, Italy
- April 6, 2009, L'Aquila, Italy
- August 24, 2016, Accumoli, Arquata, Amatrice, Italy
- August 3, 1414, Sansepolcro, Italy
- May 12, 1730, Norcia, Italy
- November 17, 1570, Ferrara,bologna,padova,venizia,treviso, Italy
- October 19, 1768, Santa Sofia, Italy
- June 13, 1542, Scarperia, Italy
- August 22, 1859, 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 1063.