January 26, 2003 Earthquake: Spinello, Santa Sofia, Bagno Di Romagna, Italy
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Spinello, Santa Sofia, Bagno Di Romagna, Italy on January 26, 2003 at 19:57:03 UTC, 7 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
- January 26, 2003
- Time
- 19:57:03 UTC
- Place
- Spinello, Santa Sofia, Bagno Di Romagna, Italy
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 7 km (4 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 43.883° N, 11.960° E
- Country
- Italy
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses damaged
- Few (about 1 to 50)
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 buildings damaged (VII) at Spinello and (VI) at Santa Sofia and Bagno di Romagna. Felt as far as Florence, Bologna and Ravenna. (reference #1053)
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
- April 14, 1672, Rimini, Italy
- September 7, 1920, Carrara,garfagnana, Italy
- September 30, 1789, Citta Di Castello,sansepolcro, Italy
- August 24, 2016, Accumoli, Arquata, Amatrice, Italy
- August 3, 1414, Sansepolcro, Italy
- May 12, 1730, Norcia, Italy
- November 17, 1570, Ferrara,bologna,padova,venizia,treviso, Italy
- October 19, 1768, Santa Sofia, Italy
- June 13, 1542, Scarperia, Italy
- August 22, 1859, Italy
- August 14, 1846, Orciano, Luciana, 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 5675.