April 11, 1688 Earthquake: Cotignola, Bagnacavallo, Italy
An earthquake struck Cotignola, Bagnacavallo, Italy on April 11, 1688 at 11:00 UTC.
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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 11, 1688
- Time
- 11:00 UTC
- Place
- Cotignola, Bagnacavallo, Italy
- Intensity
- 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 44.400° N, 12.000° E
- Country
- Italy
The toll
- Deaths
- Many (about 101 to 1,000)
- 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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
April 11, 1688, 11 UTC, intensity IX-X. Bagnacavillo, 44 deg 24 min N, 12 deg E. (reference #1075)
April 11, 1688, Italy, Cotignola, Bagnacavallo and other towns in Romagna, intensity II which corresponds to buildings may be unroofed or shattered and some may fall, the ground may be badly cracked in places and small landslips occur. (reference #1055)
April 11, 1688, intensity 10.5. Very disastrous earthquake at Cotignola (epicenter) and at Bagnacavallo, in the district of Lugo, province of Ravenne. Many victims. There was also destruction at Revenne, Cesena, Forli, Faenza and Imola. (reference #1093)
April 1 to 11, 1688, Venice, several shocks. (reference #1879)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 25, 1222, Brescia, Italy
- December 1, 1328, Norcia, 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
- 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
- August 14, 1846, Orciano, Luciana, Italy
- 778, Treviso, Italy
- January 13, 1832, Foligno, 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 1110.