- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 16, 1916 CE
- Location:
- Italy, Rimini
- Magnitude:
- 6 Mw
- Deaths:
- 4
- Injuries:
- 60
- Intensity (MMI):
- 9
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 6
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.82
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.82
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.42
Other earthquake records of 1916 CE
- Taiwan · Ms 6.5 · 180 deaths
- Taiwan · Ms 6 · 1 deaths
- Indonesia, New Guinea: Irian Jaya · Ms 8.1
- Turkey · Mw 7
- Japan, Duda · Ms 8
- Indonesia, New Guinea: Irian Jaya · Ms 8.1
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1916 CE Earthquake — Italy, Rimini happen?
- August 16, 1916 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 4. Historical death tolls vary by source.