December 4, 1925 Earthquake: Northern Italy

Name: December 4, 1925 Earthquake: Northern Italy
Start: 1925-12-04
Location: Northern Italy

December 4, 1925

An earthquake struck Northern Italy on December 4, 1925.

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: December 4, 1925
Place: Northern Italy
Intensity: 12 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 44.200° N, 12.200° 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, Italy40,000 deaths · 174 km
December 1, 1328, Norcia, Italy5,000 deaths · 169 km
December 25, 1352, Sansepolcro, Italy2,000 deaths · 78 km
April 14, 1672, Rimini, ItalyM5.6 · 1,500 deaths · 43 km
September 7, 1920, Carrara,garfagnana, ItalyM5.8 · 1,400 deaths · 152 km
September 30, 1789, Citta Di Castello,sansepolcro, Italy500 deaths · 78 km
August 24, 2016, Accumoli, Arquata, Amatrice, ItalyM6.2 · 299 deaths · $5 billion · 183 km
August 3, 1414, Sansepolcro, Italy200 deaths · 78 km
May 12, 1730, Norcia, Italy200 deaths · 169 km
November 17, 1570, Ferrara,bologna,padova,venizia,treviso, Italy125 deaths · 138 km
October 19, 1768, Santa Sofia, Italy120 deaths · 27 km
June 13, 1542, Scarperia, Italy113 deaths · 73 km
August 22, 1859, Italy100 deaths · 172 km
August 14, 1846, Orciano, Luciana, ItalyM6.1 · 56 deaths · 156 km
778, Treviso, ItalyM5.6 · 48 deaths · 133 km

Significant earthquakes of 1925 The 1900s Every quake the USGS located in 1925 Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

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 3280.