May 18, 1895 Earthquake: Florence, S. Martino, Bossi, Italy
An earthquake struck Florence, S. Martino, Bossi, Italy on May 18, 1895 at 19:54 UTC.
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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
- May 18, 1895
- Time
- 19:54 UTC
- Place
- Florence, S. Martino, Bossi, Italy
- Intensity
- 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 43.900° N, 11.100° E
- Country
- Italy
The toll
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Many (101 to 1,000)
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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Intensity IX-X in Florence and surrounding area to the south. (reference #1093)
Reference #1099 lists earthquake on May 18, 1895, 19:54 UTC?, 43.9 N, 11.1 E, intensity IX-X. Houses ruined at S. Martino, Bossi, Appeggi, Gentilino, Villino, Spedaletto,
felt at Parma, Ravenna, Arezzo, Livorno (BI), some destruction at Firenze, Pozzolatico, Bagno, Ripoli, etc.. (VIII R. F.), collapse of chimneys, all houses seriously damaged.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 25, 1222, Brescia, Italy
- December 1, 1328, Norcia, Italy
- December 25, 1352, Sansepolcro, Italy
- April 14, 1672, Rimini, Italy
- September 7, 1920, Carrara,garfagnana, Italy
- September 30, 1789, Citta Di Castello,sansepolcro, Italy
- August 3, 1414, Sansepolcro, Italy
- May 12, 1730, Norcia, Italy
- November 17, 1570, Ferrara,bologna,padova,venizia,treviso, Italy
- October 19, 1768, Santa Sofia, Italy
- June 13, 1542, Scarperia, Italy
- February 14, 1834, Borgo Val Di Taro, Italy
- August 14, 1846, Orciano, Luciana, Italy
- 778, Treviso, Italy
- June 11, 1695, Bagnoregio, Italy
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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 7882.