August 16, 1916 Earthquake: Rimini, Italy
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Rimini, Italy on August 16, 1916 at 07:06:22 UTC. It killed 4 people.
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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
- August 16, 1916
- Time
- 07:06:22 UTC
- Place
- Rimini, Italy
- Magnitude
- 6 (Mw)
- Intensity
- 9 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 44.035° N, 13.009° E
- Country
- Italy
The toll
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 60
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
1916 Aug 16 07:06:22.22 UTC, 44.035 N 13.009 E, magnitude 6.01 Mw (reference #10476)
A seismic period, started on August 17 and lasted till December, caused disastrous damage at Rimini and Riccione and in other localities along the coast. At Rimini 4 victims and more than 60 injured were reported. Pasaric et al. (2012) report that the main shock occurred on 17 May, but the shock of 16 August (VII MCS; Boschi et al. 1997) was particularly strong along the coast. (reference #11164)
1916 Aug 16 07:06 UTC, 44.167 N 12.917 E, magnitude 6.01 Mw (reference #10476)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 14, 1703, Central Apennino, Norcia, L'Aquila, Perugia, Italy
- February 2, 1703, L'Aquila (Aquila), Italy
- December 1, 1328, Norcia, Italy
- December 25, 1352, Sansepolcro, Italy
- September 9, 1349, L'Aquila, Abruzzi, Sannio, Italy
- April 14, 1672, Rimini, Italy
- September 30, 1789, Citta Di Castello,sansepolcro, Italy
- April 6, 2009, L'Aquila, Italy
- August 24, 2016, Accumoli, Arquata, Amatrice, 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
- August 22, 1859, 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 10620.