September 14, 2003 Earthquake: Loiano, Monghidoro, Monzuno, Italy
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Loiano, Monghidoro, Monzuno, Italy on September 14, 2003 at 21:42:51 UTC, 10 km below the surface.
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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
- September 14, 2003
- Time
- 21:42:51 UTC
- Place
- Loiano, Monghidoro, Monzuno, Italy
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 44.329° N, 11.450° E
- Country
- Italy
The toll
- Injuries
- Some (about 51 to 100)
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses damaged
- 10
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.
Some people slightly injured and at least 10 buildings damaged (VII) in the Loiano-Monghidoro-Monzuno area. Felt (V) at Bologna, Forli, Modena and Ravenna; (IV) at Firenze, Milano, Pisa and Venezia. Felt in much of central and northern Italy. Felt (III) at Villach, Austria. Felt at Jesenice and Ljubljana, Slovenia. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 25, 1222, Brescia, Italy
- December 25, 1352, Sansepolcro, Italy
- April 14, 1672, Rimini, Italy
- September 7, 1920, Carrara,garfagnana, Italy
- September 30, 1789, Citta Di Castello,sansepolcro, Italy
- August 3, 1414, Sansepolcro, 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
- January 13, 1832, Foligno, Italy
- October 30, 1930, Senigallia, Italy
- May 29, 2012, Medolla, Mirandola, Cavezzo, Emilia Romagna, 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 5720.