217 BC Earthquake: Liguria (Ligurie), Gaule, Italy
An earthquake struck Liguria (Ligurie), Gaule, Italy in 217 BC.
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
- 217 BC
- Place
- Liguria (Ligurie), Gaule, Italy
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 44.300° N, 8.500° E
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Southern Europe
The toll
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 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.
Sources NCEI cites
The publications NCEI lists for this record. The numbers match the “reference #” notes in its account above.
- #1159 Vogt, J., B. Cadiot, J. Delaunay, G. Faury, J. Goguel, B. Massinon, D. Mayer-Rosa, and C. Weber (1979). Les Tremblements de Terre en France, Memoire du Bureau de Recherches Geologiques et Minieres, no. 96, 1979.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 25, 1222, Brescia, Italy
- September 7, 1920, Carrara,garfagnana, Italy
- July 20, 1564, Corsica,la Bollene-Vesubie,venanson, France
- February 23, 1887, Ligurian Coast, Italy
- February 15, 1644, Corsica,belvedere,roquebilliere, France
- February 14, 1834, Borgo Val Di Taro, Italy
- August 14, 1846, Orciano, Luciana, Italy
- October 9, 1828, Pavia, Italy
- February 13, 1991, France
- April 11, 1837, Italy
- May 26, 1831, Coast of Liguria, Italy
- April 2, 1808, Valley of Pellice, Chisone, Italy
- July 15, 1971, Parma, Italy
- November 29, 1958, Northern Italy
- July 2, 1703, Genoa, Carmagnole, Italy
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Significant earthquakes of 217 BCThe 200s BCRecent earthquakes near here
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 2026-10-01. NCEI earthquake 29.