November 24, 2004 Earthquake: Brescia, Northern, Italy
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Brescia, Northern, Italy on November 24, 2004 at 22:59:40 UTC, 17 km below the surface.
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
- November 24, 2004
- Time
- 22:59:40 UTC
- Place
- Brescia, Northern, Italy
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 17 km (11 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 45.626° N, 10.559° E
- Country
- Italy
The toll
- Injuries
- 9
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Many (101 to 1,000)
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.
At least nine people injured and many buildings damaged in the Brescia area. Felt as far west as Torino, as far south as La Spezia and as far east as Venice. Also felt at Bern, Switzerland.
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
- June 13, 1542, Scarperia, Italy
- February 14, 1834, Borgo Val Di Taro, Italy
- June 29, 1873, Bellunese, 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
- July 15, 1971, Parma, Italy
- May 9, 1861, Citta Della Pieve, Italy
- April 30, 793, Verona, Italy
- January 3, 1117, 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 5816.