Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 13, 1909 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Italy on Wednesday, January 13, 1909 at 00:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bologna (Italy - IT), about 20.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 11.515 and latitude 44.630.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	44.630, 11.515
UTC time	1909-01-13 00:45:24.340

Location	Bologna
Country	Italy (IT)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1909-01-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bologna	20.6 km
Ferrara	24.6 km
Casalecchio di Reno	25.6 km
Imola	34.0 km
Modena	46.7 km
Faenza	47.6 km
Carpi	53.2 km
Formigine	53.3 km
Rovigo	53.6 km
Sassuolo	58.7 km
Ravenna	59.6 km
Forlì	61.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Prato Italy · 2026-03-26 08:40 UTC	77.7 km
M 4.3 Forlì Italy · 2026-01-13 08:29 UTC	53.0 km
M 4.6 Forlì Italy · 2026-01-13 08:27 UTC	53.2 km

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