October 30, 1930 Earthquake: Senigallia, Italy
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Senigallia, Italy on October 30, 1930 at 07:13:10 UTC, 15 km below the surface. It killed 18 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
- October 30, 1930
- Time
- 07:13:10 UTC
- Place
- Senigallia, Italy
- Magnitude
- 6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 15 km (9 mi)
- Intensity
- 9 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 43.890° N, 13.483° E
- Country
- Italy
The toll
- Deaths
- 18
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Many (101 to 1,000)
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.
Oct 30, 1930, at 07:13:10 UTC, 43.75 N, 13.5 E, magnitude 6. (reference #130)
October 30, 1930. The province of Ancona and Pesaro was hit from a strong jolt, that manifested particularly in Senigallia, where it caught up grade the IX. The majority of the rooms in the city were rendered inhabitable. 14 died in Senigallia and 4 in Ancona. (reference #1063)
Oct 30, 1930, at 07:13:10.1 UTC, 43.89 N, 13.483 E, magnitude 5.98 Mw. (reference #10476, version 9)
On 30 October 1930, a strong earthquake (I = VIII–IX, M = 5.9), called the ‘Senigallia earthquake’, struck the coastal area around Ancona (Boschi et al. 1995), with maximum effects at Senigallia. It was accompanied by a strong tsunami in the harbour of Ancona (Boschi et al. 1995): Suddenly, high tide impinged on the coast, and the sea boiled. (reference #9531)
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
- October 19, 1768, Santa Sofia, Italy
- June 13, 1542, Scarperia, Italy
- August 22, 1859, Italy
- 778, Treviso, 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 3426.