List of earthquakes in Italy

This is a list of earthquakes in Italy that had epicentres in Italy, or significantly affected the country. The highest seismicity hazard in Italy was concentrated in the central-southern part of the peninsula, along the Apennine ridge, in Calabria and Sicily and in some northern areas, like Friuli, part of Veneto and western Liguria.

The Seismic hazard Map of Italy showing the probability of seismic activity for different places in Italy.
Map of earthquakes in Italy 1900-2017
Earthquakes M5.5+ (1900-2016) Mediterranean

Geology

Italy lies on the southern extent of the Eurasian Plate, which is surrounded by the Aegean Sea Plate, the Adriatic Plate, and the Anatolian Plate. The Apennine Mountains contain numerous faults that run along the entire Italian peninsula and form the majority of the destructive boundary between the Eurasian and the Adriatic plates, thus causing Italy to have high amounts of tectonic activity. In addition, Sicily and Calabria are located near the boundary where the African plate is subducting below the Eurasian plate, which was responsible for forming the stratovolcano known as Mount Etna.

List of earthquakes
Date Region Mag. MMI Deaths Injuries Notes Ref
2018-12-26 Sicily 5.0 Mw  VII 30 Several buildings damaged [1][2]
2018-08-16 Molise 5.3 Mw  VI 2 Moderate damage [3][4]
2017-08-21Campania4.2 MwVI242
2017-01-18Abruzzo, Lazio5.7 MwVIII3429 Sequence
2016-10-30Umbria6.6 MwXI3 (indirect)Dozens Sequence / extensive damage
2016-08-24Lazio, Umbria, Marche6.2 MwXI299>400
2013-06-21 Tuscany 5.2 Mw V 4 [5][6]
2013-02-16 Lazio 4.8 Mw  V 1 (indirect) [7][8]
2012-05-29Emilia-Romagna5.8 MwVII20350
2012-05-20Emilia-Romagna6.1 MwVII5 (+2 indirect)50
2009-04-06L'Aquila6.3 MwX3091,500+Severe damage
2004-11-24Lombardy, Salò5.1 MwVII–VIII *9Many buildings damaged[9]
2003-09-14Emilia-Romagna5.3 MwVIISome10 buildings damaged[10]
2003-04-11Piedmont, Alessandria5.0 MbVI *2[11]
2003-01-26Emilia-Romagna4.7 MbVIIBuildings damaged[12]
2002-11-01Molise5.8 Mw3Doublet / additional damage[13]
2002-10-31Molise5.930Doublet
2002-09-06Sicily6.0 Mw220Heart attacks / damage[14]
2001-11-26Tuscany, Arezzo4.6 MbV–VI *Buildings damaged[15]
2001-07-17Trentino-Alto Adige4.7 MwVI *33Landslides[16]
2000-08-21Piedmont, Asti4.9 MwVI *Buildings damaged[17]
1998-09-09Basilicata, Calabria5.6 MwVI–VII *212Buildings damaged[18]
1997-09-26Umbria, Marche6.19Doublet
1997-09-26Umbria, Foligno5.72Doublet
1997-05-12Umbria, Massa Martana4.4 MbVI *Some damage[19]
1991-05-26Basilicata, Potenza5.1 MbVIIIA fewMinor damage[20]
1990-12-13Sicily, Augusta5.6 MwVII19200Severe damage[21]
1990-05-05Basilicata, Campania5.8 MwVII216[22]
1987-07-03Marche, Porto San Giorgio5.1 MbVIIDamage[23]
1987-05-02Emilia-Romagna4.8 MbVII1SeveralSlight damage[24]
1985-03-14 Molise 4.3 Mw V 1 Slight damage [25]
1984-05-07Abruzzo, Lazio5.9 MwVIII3100Extensive damage[26]
1984-04-29Umbria, Gubbio5.7 MwVIII36Extensive damage[27]
1983-11-09Emilia-Romagna5.1 MwVIII100Some damage[28]
1982-03-21Basilicata, Maratea4.8 MbVIDamage[29]
1980-11-23Campania, Basilicata6.9 MwX2,483–4,9007,700–8,934Extreme damage
1979-09-19Umbria, Norcia5.8 Ms55,000Severe damageNGDC
1978-04-15Gulf of Patti, Sicily5.7 Ms5Moderate damageNGDC
1978-03-11Sicily5.0 Ms22Moderate damageNGDC
1976-09-15Friuli5.9/6.08 (+3 indirect)Aftershock
1976-09-11Friuli5.8/5.62 (indirect)Aftershock
1976-05-06Friuli6.5 MwX900–9781,700–2,400Extreme damage
1972-06-14Ancona4.9IXExtensive damage / swarm[30]
1972-02-04Ancona4.4VIIIExtensive damage / swarm[30]
1971-07-15Emilia-Romagna5.2 MbVIII *2Limited damageNGDC
1971-02-06Lazio4.6 MbVIII24150Extreme damageNGDC
1969-08-11Perugia4.7 MsVII4Limited damageNGDC
1968-01-15Western Sicily5.5 MwX231–400632–1,000Sequence
1962-08-21Irpinia, Campania6.1IX *16Moderate damage
1943-10-03Offida, Marche5.5 MwIX15Very heavy damage[31]
1936-10-18Cansiglio5.9 MLIX19
1930-10-30Senigallia, Marche5.918
1930-07-23Irpinia6.6 MsX1,4044,624–7,000
1920-09-07Garfagnana6.4171[32]
1917-04-26Northern Umbria5.820
1915-01-13Avezzano6.7 MwXI29,978–32,610Extreme damage
1914-05-08Sicily4.9 MsX120Severe damageNGDC
1908-12-28Strait of Messina7.1 MwXI75,000–200,000Extreme damage / tsunami
1907-10-23Calabria5.9 MsVIII–X158–167Moderate damageNGDC
1905-09-08Calabria7.2 MwXI557–2,500Tsunami
1901-10-30Salò5.5 MwVII–VIIICollapsed buildings[33]
1883-07-28Ischia4.3–5.2 MwXI2,313Near total destruction on in Ischia
1887-02-23Liguria6.2–6.5>2,000Significant damage / tsunami[34][35]
1873-06-29Veneto6.3 MeIX–X80
1857-12-16Basilicata7.0 MwXI10,000Extreme damage
1851-08-14Basilicata700–2,000+Many buildings damaged[36][37]
1805-07-26Campania, Molise6.6 MeX5,573Extreme damage
1802-05-12Lombardy, Cremona5.7 MwVIII-IX2Collapsed churches, houses, and a municipal building[38][39][40]
1783-02-04Calabria7.050,000[32]
1762-10-06L'Aquila5.3–6.0 MwIXDamage[41]
1743-02-20Salento7.1 MwIX180–300
1732-11-29Campania6.6Thousands[42]
1706-11-03Abruzzo6.6-6.84 MwX2,400Extreme damage
1703-02-12L'Aquila6.7XI2,500–5,000
1703-01-16Montereale6.2VIII
1703-01-14Norcia6.7X6,240–9,761
1694-09-08Basilicata6.9>6,000
1693-01-11Sicily, Malta7.4 MwXI60,000
1688-06-05Sannio7.0XI3,311Severe damageNGDC
1659-11-06Calabria2,035Extreme damageNGDC
1654-07-23Sorano, MarsicaX600Severe damageNGDC
1639-10-07Lazio6.0 MwIX–X500
1638-06-09CalabriaIX52Moderate damage
1638-03-27Calabria7.0 MsXI9,581–30,000Extreme damage / tsunami[43]
1627-07-30Apulia6.7 MwX5,000Tsunami
1626-07-30Naples70,000
1626-04-04Girifalco6.1 MwXVery heavy damage
1616-06-04CagliariNo casualties or damage reported. Registeted on a plaque in the city's cathedral
1570-11-17Ferrara70–200
1511-03-26FriuliX15Severe damage
1461-11-27L'Aquila6.3IX>80High intensity over Abruzzo region
1456-12-30Benevento6.6 MwX–XISequence
1456-12-05Molise7.1–7.4 MwX–XI30,000–70,000High intensity over large area. Largest earthquake on the Italian Peninsula.[44]
1349-09-09L'Aquila6.7X2,000Severe damageNGDC
1348-01-25Friuli6.9X10,000Extreme damage
1343-10-25NaplesTsunami
1222-12-25Northern ItalyX12,000Extreme damage
1169-02-04SicilyX15,000–25,000Severe damage / tsunami
1117-01-03Italy, GermanyVIISevere damage
62-02-05Campania5.2–6.1IX–XSevere damage
Note: The NGDC has records for significant events that go back several thousand years BCE. Added for source diversity, the United States Geological Survey reports are sufficient from the early 1980s to the present. Occasionally, these sources omit the maximum felt intensity. Rovida et al. 2011 can help fill in some of the gaps. Intensity values derived from this source are indicated with an asterisk. The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

See also

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Notes

Further reading
  • Mario Baratta (1901). I terremoti d'Italia [Earthquakes in Italy] (in Italian). Turin: Fratelli Bocca. (includes chronology)
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