Significant earthquakes of 1789

September 30, 1789 Earthquake: Citta Di Castello,sansepolcro, Italy

September 30, 1789 · 500 deaths

An earthquake struck Citta Di Castello,sansepolcro, Italy on September 30, 1789 at 04:15 UTC. It killed 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
September 30, 1789
Time
04:15 UTC
Place
Citta Di Castello,sansepolcro, Italy
Intensity
10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami
None recorded
Epicenter
43.500° N, 12.200° E
Country
Italy

The toll

Deaths
500
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.

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 1502.