September 7, 1920 Earthquake: Carrara,garfagnana, Italy
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Carrara,garfagnana, Italy on September 7, 1920 at 05:55:40 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It killed 1,400 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
- September 7, 1920
- Time
- 05:55:40 UTC
- Place
- Carrara,garfagnana, Italy
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 44.300° N, 10.300° E
- Country
- Italy
The toll
- Deaths
- 1,400
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.
Reference #130 lists earthquake on Sept 7, 1920, 05:55:40 UTC, 44 N, 10 E, magnitude 5.75.
Reference #1002 lists earthquake on Sept 7, 1920, 1400 deaths in Reggio, Emilia.
Reference #1004 lists earthquake on Sept 7, 1920, 05:55:40 UTC, 44.3 N, 10.3 E, depth 10 km, magnitude 6.3, intensity IX-X.
Reference #1075 lists earthquake on Sept 7, 1920, 05:55 UTC, 44.25 N, 10.28 E, intensity IX-X in Garfagnana.
Reference #1173 lists earthquake on Sept 7, 1920, in Carrara, Italy, magnitude 5.75, 556 deaths.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 25, 1222, Brescia, Italy
- December 25, 1352, Sansepolcro, Italy
- April 14, 1672, Rimini, Italy
- February 23, 1887, Ligurian Coast, Italy
- September 30, 1789, Citta Di Castello,sansepolcro, Italy
- August 3, 1414, Sansepolcro, 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
- May 29, 2012, Medolla, Mirandola, Cavezzo, Emilia Romagna, Italy
- October 9, 1828, Pavia, Italy
- May 20, 2012, Mirandola, Emilia Romagna, 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 3159.