February 26, 1933 Earthquake: Sicily, Italy

Date

February 26, 1933

Time

21:25:00 UTC

Place

Sicily, Italy

Intensity

12 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

37.400° N, 13.000° E

Country

Italy

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

• January 9, 1693, Sicily, Calabria, Catania, ItalyM6 · 60,000 deaths · 972 houses destroyed · 192 km
• January 11, 1693, Sicily, Calabria, ItalyM7.4 · 54,000 deaths · 181 km
• February 4, 1169, Siracusa (Syracuse), Calabria, Sicily, Italy16,000 deaths · 180 km
• 1137, Catania, Sicily, Italy15,000 deaths · 186 km
• August 6, 1757, Siracusa (Syracuse), Italy10,000 deaths · 183 km
• September 1, 1726, Palermo, Marsala, Mazzara, Italy250 deaths · 1,614 houses destroyed · 84 km
• January 15, 1968, Sicily, ItalyM6 · 216 deaths · $320 million · 56 km
• May 8, 1914, Catania, Etna, ItalyM4.9 · 120 deaths · 223 houses destroyed · 197 km
• August 25, 1613, Naso, ItalyM5.6 · 103 deaths · 200 houses destroyed · 176 km
• September 8, 1818, Madonie, Italy100 deaths · 99 km
• February 20, 1818, Acireale, Catania, Calabria, Italy72 deaths · 178 km
• July 19, 1865, Etna, Italy60 deaths · 188 km
• July 17, 1879, Italy10 deaths · 177 km
• January 25, 1968, Sicily, ItalyM5.1 · 8 deaths · 48 km
• September 6, 2002, Palermo, Sicily, ItalyM6 · 2 deaths · $500 million · 125 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 3509.