Significant earthquakes of 1837

April 11, 1837 Earthquake: Italy

April 11, 1837 · 5 deaths

An earthquake struck Italy on April 11, 1837 at 17:00 UTC. It killed 5 people.

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 11, 1837
Time
17:00 UTC
Place
Italy
Intensity
9 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami
None recorded
Epicenter
44.200° N, 10.500° E
Country
Italy

The toll

Deaths
5
Damage
Moderate (about $1 to $5 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 1795.