August 26, 1905 Earthquake: Central, Italy

Date

August 26, 1905

Time

14:45:00 UTC

Place

Central, Italy

Intensity

12 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

42.100° N, 13.900° E

Country

Italy

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

• January 14, 1703, Central Apennino, Norcia, L'Aquila, Perugia, Italy40,000 deaths · 100 km
• December 5, 1456, Avellino,napoli,abruzzi, Brindisi,benevento, Italy30,000 deaths · 196 km
• January 13, 1915, Marsica, Avezzano, Abruzzi, ItalyM7.5 · 29,978 deaths · $60 million · 35 km
• February 2, 1703, L'Aquila (Aquila), ItalyM6.7 · 10,000 deaths · 71 km
• 1248, Sabaudia, Italy9,000 deaths · 143 km
• July 26, 1805, Molise, Rosolone, Napoli (Naples), Isernia, Italy5,600 deaths · 120 km
• December 1, 1328, Norcia, Italy5,000 deaths · 107 km
• July 30, 1627, Lesina, ItalyM6.7 · 5,000 deaths · 127 km
• November 23, 1980, Avellino, Potenza, Caserta, Naples, ItalyM6.9 · 4,689 deaths · $20 billion · 180 km
• December 16, 1631, Naples (Napoli), Italy4,000 deaths · 149 km
• March 20, 1731, Foggia, ItalyM6.3 · 3,600 deaths · 148 km
• June 5, 1688, Benevento, Italy3,311 deaths · 125 km
• July 28, 1883, Casamicciola, Forino, Lacco Ameno, Ischia Is, Italy2,313 deaths · 2,278 houses destroyed · 156 km
• August 24, 79, Naples (Napoli), Italy2,100 deaths · 149 km
• September 9, 1349, L'Aquila, Abruzzi, Sannio, Italy2,000 deaths · 40 km

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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 2728.