July 15, 1971 Earthquake: Parma, Italy
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Parma, Italy on July 15, 1971 at 01:33:22 UTC, 7 km below the surface. It killed 2 people.
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
- July 15, 1971
- Time
- 01:33:22 UTC
- Place
- Parma, Italy
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 7 km (4 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 44.800° N, 10.300° E
- Country
- Italy
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Two killed. Damage at Parma. Felt throughout northern Italy. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 25, 1222, Brescia, Italy
- September 7, 1920, Carrara,garfagnana, Italy
- November 17, 1570, Ferrara,bologna,padova,venizia,treviso, Italy
- October 19, 1768, Santa Sofia, Italy
- June 13, 1542, Scarperia, Italy
- February 14, 1834, Borgo Val Di Taro, Italy
- August 14, 1846, Orciano, Luciana, Italy
- 778, Treviso, Italy
- May 29, 2012, Medolla, Mirandola, Cavezzo, Emilia Romagna, Italy
- October 9, 1828, Pavia, Italy
- May 20, 2012, Mirandola, Emilia Romagna, Italy
- April 11, 1837, Italy
- May 9, 1861, Citta Della Pieve, Italy
- November 9, 1983, N, Parma, Italy
- March 23, 1909, Northern 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 4575.