Significant earthquakes of 778

778 Earthquake: Treviso, Italy

778 · M5.6 · 48 deaths

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Treviso, Italy in 778. It killed 48 people.

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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
778
Place
Treviso, Italy
Magnitude
5.6
Tsunami
None recorded
Epicenter
45.400° N, 12.200° E
Country
Italy

The toll

Deaths
48
Damage
Moderate (about $1 to $5 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.

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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 187.