May 13, 1903 Earthquake: Palermo, Italy
An earthquake struck Palermo, Italy on May 13, 1903. It caused a tsunami.
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
- May 13, 1903
- Place
- Palermo, Italy
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 38.100° N, 13.400° 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.
May 13 and 14, 1903. Calabrian Arc, Island of Sicily, northern shore. According to Moreka, a seaquake occurred in Palermo. (reference #2130)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 28, 1908, Messina, Sicily, Calabria, Italy
- January 9, 1693, Sicily, Calabria, Catania, Italy
- January 11, 1693, Sicily, Calabria, Italy
- February 4, 1169, Siracusa (Syracuse), Calabria, Sicily, Italy
- 1137, Catania, Sicily, Italy
- August 6, 1757, Siracusa (Syracuse), Italy
- February 6, 1783, Messina Straits, Italy
- January 21, 1065, Catania,messina,milazzo,pale, Sicily, Italy
- September 1, 1726, Palermo, Marsala, Mazzara, Italy
- January 15, 1968, Sicily, Italy
- May 8, 1914, Catania, Etna, Italy
- August 25, 1613, Naso, Italy
- September 8, 1818, Madonie, Italy
- February 20, 1818, Acireale, Catania, Calabria, Italy
- July 19, 1865, Etna, Italy
More
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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 7784.