September 26, 1933 Earthquake: Central, Italy

Date

September 26, 1933

Time

03:33:00 UTC

Place

Central, Italy

Focal depth

33 km (21 mi)

Intensity

9 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

42.000° N, 14.200° E

Country

Italy

Deaths

10

Damage

Moderate (about $1 to $5 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.

• January 14, 1703, Central Apennino, Norcia, L'Aquila, Perugia, Italy40,000 deaths · 125 km
• December 5, 1456, Avellino,napoli,abruzzi, Brindisi,benevento, Italy30,000 deaths · 180 km
• January 13, 1915, Marsica, Avezzano, Abruzzi, ItalyM7.5 · 29,978 deaths · $60 million · 58 km
• February 2, 1703, L'Aquila (Aquila), ItalyM6.7 · 10,000 deaths · 97 km
• 1248, Sabaudia, Italy9,000 deaths · 150 km
• July 26, 1805, Molise, Rosolone, Napoli (Naples), Isernia, Italy5,600 deaths · 98 km
• July 30, 1627, Lesina, ItalyM6.7 · 5,000 deaths · 100 km
• December 1, 1328, Norcia, Italy5,000 deaths · 133 km
• November 23, 1980, Avellino, Potenza, Caserta, Naples, ItalyM6.9 · 4,689 deaths · $20 billion · 155 km
• September 8, 1694, Calitri, Italy4,057 deaths · 191 km
• December 16, 1631, Naples (Napoli), Italy4,000 deaths · 132 km
• March 20, 1731, Foggia, ItalyM6.3 · 3,600 deaths · 121 km
• June 5, 1688, Benevento, Italy3,311 deaths · 103 km
• July 28, 1883, Casamicciola, Forino, Lacco Ameno, Ischia Is, Italy2,313 deaths · 2,278 houses destroyed · 147 km
• August 24, 79, Naples (Napoli), Italy2,100 deaths · 132 km

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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 3524.