Significant earthquakes of 1893

August 10, 1893 Earthquake: Mattinata, Italy

August 10, 1893

An earthquake struck Mattinata, Italy on August 10, 1893 at 09:00 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
August 10, 1893
Time
09:00 UTC
Place
Mattinata, Italy
Intensity
10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami
None recorded
Epicenter
41.750° N, 16.000° E
Country
Italy

The toll

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

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

Reference #1055 lists earthquake on August 10, 1893, in Mattinata and the southern shores of the Garganiera, intensity II which

Reference #1093 lists earthquake on August 10, 1893, intensity X-X 1/2 in Mattinata and the area south of Monte Gargano.

Reference #1099 lists earthquake on August 10, 1893, 09h UTC, 41.75 N, 16 E, intensity IX-X. Destructive at Mattinata where houses were partly destroyed, very strong at M.

S. Angelo and Manfredonia.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

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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 2432.