April 12, 1859 Earthquake: Central, Italy

Name: April 12, 1859 Earthquake: Central, Italy
Start: 1859-04-12
Location: Central, Italy

April 12, 1859

An earthquake struck Central, Italy on April 12, 1859 at 09:55:00 UTC.

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 12, 1859
Time: 09:55:00 UTC
Place: Central, Italy
Intensity: 12 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 43.400° N, 11.300° E
Country: Italy

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

January 14, 1703, Central Apennino, Norcia, L'Aquila, Perugia, Italy40,000 deaths · 162 km
February 2, 1703, L'Aquila (Aquila), ItalyM6.7 · 10,000 deaths · 186 km
December 1, 1328, Norcia, Italy5,000 deaths · 153 km
December 25, 1352, Sansepolcro, Italy2,000 deaths · 66 km
April 14, 1672, Rimini, ItalyM5.6 · 1,500 deaths · 119 km
September 7, 1920, Carrara,garfagnana, ItalyM5.8 · 1,400 deaths · 128 km
September 30, 1789, Citta Di Castello,sansepolcro, Italy500 deaths · 73 km
August 24, 2016, Accumoli, Arquata, Amatrice, ItalyM6.2 · 299 deaths · $5 billion · 171 km
August 3, 1414, Sansepolcro, Italy200 deaths · 66 km
May 12, 1730, Norcia, Italy200 deaths · 153 km
October 19, 1768, Santa Sofia, Italy120 deaths · 87 km
June 13, 1542, Scarperia, Italy113 deaths · 75 km
August 22, 1859, Italy100 deaths · 161 km
February 14, 1834, Borgo Val Di Taro, Italy60 deaths · $170,000 · 182 km
August 14, 1846, Orciano, Luciana, ItalyM6.1 · 56 deaths · 57 km

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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 2035.