May 31, 802 Earthquake: Padova, Italy

Name: May 31, 802 Earthquake: Padova, Italy
Start: 0802-05-31
Location: Padova, Italy

May 31, 802

An earthquake struck Padova, Italy on May 31, 802.

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: May 31, 802
Place: Padova, Italy
Intensity: 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 45.400° N, 11.900° E
Country: Italy

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

December 25, 1222, Brescia, Italy12,000 deaths · 132 km
January 25, 1348, Celovac, Veneto, Slovenia, Villach, Italy, Austria5,000 deaths · 166 km
August 8, 1511, Cividale del Fruili, Italy3,000 deaths · 140 km
April 14, 1672, Rimini, ItalyM5.6 · 1,500 deaths · 172 km
September 7, 1920, Carrara,garfagnana, ItalyM5.8 · 1,400 deaths · 176 km
May 6, 1976, NW, Slovenia, NE, Balkans NW, ItalyM6.5 · 978 deaths · $3.6 billion · 150 km
November 17, 1570, Ferrara,bologna,padova,venizia,treviso, Italy125 deaths · 41 km
October 19, 1768, Santa Sofia, Italy120 deaths · 156 km
June 13, 1542, Scarperia, Italy113 deaths · 155 km
June 29, 1873, Bellunese, Italy55 deaths · 97 km
778, Treviso, ItalyM5.6 · 48 deaths · 23 km
December 4, 1690, Carinthie, Austria20 deaths · 198 km
May 29, 2012, Medolla, Mirandola, Cavezzo, Emilia Romagna, ItalyM5.9 · 17 deaths · $16 billion · 88 km
March 26, 1511, Idrija,skofja Loka, Slovenia, Balkans NWM6.5 · 15 deaths · 148 km
September 15, 1976, Northeastern, ItalyM6 · 11 deaths · 142 km

Significant earthquakes of 802 The 800s Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

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 198.