January 13, 1921 Earthquake: Northern Italy
An earthquake struck Northern Italy on January 13, 1921 at 17:42:00 UTC.
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
- January 13, 1921
- Time
- 17:42:00 UTC
- Place
- Northern Italy
- Intensity
- 12 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 44.300° N, 11.900° E
- Country
- Italy
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 14, 1703, Central Apennino, Norcia, L'Aquila, Perugia, Italy
- 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
- August 22, 1859, Italy
- February 14, 1834, Borgo Val Di Taro, Italy
- August 14, 1846, Orciano, Luciana, 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 3169.