June 29, 1873 Earthquake: Bellunese, Italy
An earthquake struck Bellunese, Italy on June 29, 1873 at 03:58 UTC. It killed 55 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
- June 29, 1873
- Time
- 03:58 UTC
- Place
- Bellunese, Italy
- Intensity
- 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 46.200° N, 12.400° E
- Country
- Italy
The toll
- Deaths
- 55
- 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.
- December 25, 1222, Brescia, Italy
- January 25, 1348, Celovac, Veneto, Slovenia, Villach, Italy, Austria
- August 8, 1511, Cividale del Fruili, Italy
- May 6, 1976, NW, Slovenia, NE, Balkans NW, Italy
- November 17, 1570, Ferrara,bologna,padova,venizia,treviso, Italy
- 778, Treviso, Italy
- December 4, 1690, Carinthie, Austria
- May 29, 2012, Medolla, Mirandola, Cavezzo, Emilia Romagna, Italy
- March 26, 1511, Idrija,skofja Loka, Slovenia, Balkans NW
- September 15, 1976, Northeastern, Italy
- April 14, 1895, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Balkans NW
- May 20, 2012, Mirandola, Emilia Romagna, Italy
- September 11, 1976, Northeastern, Italy
- May 9, 1861, Citta Della Pieve, Italy
- July 12, 2004, Bovec, Kobarid, Slovenia
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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 2209.