Significant earthquakes of 1741

April 24, 1741 Earthquake: Fabriano, Italy

April 24, 1741

An earthquake struck Fabriano, Italy on April 24, 1741.

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
April 24, 1741
Place
Fabriano, Italy
Intensity
10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami
None recorded
Epicenter
43.200° N, 12.600° E
Country
Italy

The toll

Damage
Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
Houses damaged
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.

Camerino was also struck in April 1741 by an earthquake of Mw 6.2 that occurred more than 30 km to the north, which damaged many houses besides the cathedral and two other churches (Is 6–7 MCS; Monachesi et al., 2019). (reference #13725)

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

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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 1281.