October 9, 1828 Earthquake: Pavia, Italy

Reference #10509 (unofficial AI translation):

In total, there were 15 deaths. The institutional and administrative responses focused primarily on compiling an economic assessment of the damage in the hardest-hit areas: in Montesegale, Trebbiano, and Cecima, where a total of 184 homes were severely damaged, the economic damage was estimated at 16,630 lire. Such estimates were not made for all the affected villages, so a comprehensive picture of the situation is lacking. Furthermore, for numerous villages in the countryside, there is no direct information from administrative sources: only six years after the earthquake did the meticulous pastoral visit by Negri (Archivio Vescovile di Tortona) outline the extent of the damage in this diocese: of 136 parish reports, 26 provide precise accounts of the damage sustained.

It is not always clear how the economic burden of reconstruction was distributed; for churches alone, three distinct approaches can be clearly identified: 1) costs absorbed by the dioceses; 2) costs assumed by local municipal administrations; 3) costs covered by government subsidies (primarily for damage to bell towers). There were no evident effects on local economies, nor were there demographic shifts.

Epicenter located in land, near Voghera, about 50 km far from the Ligurian coasts. Many localities suffered severe damage: at Gamminella, S. Paolo, Bagnara, many buildings destroyed and in total 7 people dead. Severe damage even at Voghera, Pinerolo, Montebello and Casteggio. In Genoa cracks observed in many houses. Strongly felt at Alessandria, Asti, Porto Maurizio, Oneglia. Some vessels damaged at Genoa, where the shock induced a strong sea movement, causing some boats to be reversed (RothC, 161; Anonymous, 164 and 165; Mayer, 162; Colla, 163). (reference #2067)

magnitude 5.72 Mw from reference #11164 (v.2)