July 2, 1703 Earthquake: Genoa, Carmagnole, Italy
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck Genoa, Carmagnole, Italy on July 2, 1703. It caused a tsunami.
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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
- July 2, 1703
- Place
- Genoa, Carmagnole, Italy
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (Ms)
- Intensity
- 4 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 44.400° N, 8.917° E
- Country
- Italy
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
1703, July 1 and 2. Genoa and Carmagnole in Piedmont. Two slight shocks The direction of these and the numerous preceding shocks was generally from N. to S. The sea fell 6 feet in the harbour of Genoa, and remained so for nearly a quarter of an hour. The sulphurous water on the road from Tivoli to Rome fell 2.5 feet. The water of the lake l'Inferno also fell about 3 feet. Wells too were much disturbed. (reference #521)
1703, July 2. Liguria-Cote d'Azur. 44o24' N, 8o55' E. Earthquake magnitude 3.2, intensity IV, tsunami reliability 2. (reference #4139)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 25, 1222, Brescia, Italy
- September 7, 1920, Carrara,garfagnana, Italy
- July 20, 1564, Corsica,la Bollene-Vesubie,venanson, France
- February 23, 1887, Ligurian Coast, Italy
- February 15, 1644, Corsica,belvedere,roquebilliere, France
- June 13, 1542, Scarperia, Italy
- February 14, 1834, Borgo Val Di Taro, Italy
- August 14, 1846, Orciano, Luciana, Italy
- May 29, 2012, Medolla, Mirandola, Cavezzo, Emilia Romagna, Italy
- October 9, 1828, Pavia, Italy
- February 13, 1991, France
- May 20, 2012, Mirandola, Emilia Romagna, Italy
- April 11, 1837, Italy
- May 26, 1831, Coast of Liguria, Italy
- July 15, 1971, Parma, 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 9996.