990 Earthquake: Benevento, Italy

Name: 990 Earthquake: Benevento, Italy
Location: Benevento, Italy

990

An earthquake struck Benevento, Italy in 990.

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: 990
Place: Benevento, Italy
Intensity: 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 41.100° N, 14.800° 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 5, 1456, Avellino,napoli,abruzzi, Brindisi,benevento, Italy30,000 deaths · 82 km
January 13, 1915, Marsica, Avezzano, Abruzzi, ItalyM7.5 · 29,978 deaths · $60 million · 147 km
December 16, 1857, Campania, Potenza, ItalyM6.5 · 10,000 deaths · 135 km
1248, Sabaudia, Italy9,000 deaths · 151 km
July 26, 1805, Molise, Rosolone, Napoli (Naples), Isernia, Italy5,600 deaths · 14 km
July 30, 1627, Lesina, ItalyM6.7 · 5,000 deaths · 84 km
November 23, 1980, Avellino, Potenza, Caserta, Naples, ItalyM6.9 · 4,689 deaths · $20 billion · 52 km
September 8, 1694, Calitri, Italy4,057 deaths · 88 km
December 16, 1631, Naples (Napoli), Italy4,000 deaths · 44 km
July 17, 1361, Basilicata to Pouilles, Italy4,000 deaths · 112 km
March 20, 1731, Foggia, ItalyM6.3 · 3,600 deaths · 73 km
June 5, 1688, Benevento, Italy3,311 deaths · 9 km
July 28, 1883, Casamicciola, Forino, Lacco Ameno, Ischia Is, Italy2,313 deaths · 2,278 houses destroyed · 88 km
August 24, 79, Naples (Napoli), Italy2,100 deaths · 44 km
January 1688, Pisticci, Italy2,000 deaths · 168 km

Significant earthquakes of 990 The 900s Recent 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 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 303.