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List of earthquakes in Italy

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List of earthquakes in Italy

This is a list of earthquakes in Italy that had epicentres in Italy, or significantly affected the country. On average every four years an earthquake with a magnitude equal to or greater than 5 occurs in Italy. Due to the particular geodynamic situation (convergence of the Eurasian plate with the African plate) the Italian territory is frequently subject to earthquakes, giving it the record in Europe for these phenomena. Out of 1,300 destructive earthquakes that occurred in the 2nd millennium in the central Mediterranean Sea, 500 affected Italy. The analysis of the earthquakes indicates that they are mostly distributed along the areas affected by Alpine and Apennine tectonics, where they are caused by movements along faults. The highest seismicity hazard in Italy has been concentrated in the central-southern part of the peninsula, along the Apennine ridge, in Calabria and Sicily and in some northern areas, like Friuli-Venezia Giulia, part of Veneto and western Liguria.

Tables

· List of major earthquakes
2025-03-13
2025-03-13
Date
2025-03-13
Region
Campania
Mag.
4 Mw
MMI
VI
Injuries
11
Notes
Severe damage
2023-09-18
2023-09-18
Date
2023-09-18
Region
Tuscany
Mag.
5 Mw
MMI
VI
Deaths
1
Injuries
1
Notes
Severe damage
2023-03-09
2023-03-09
Date
2023-03-09
Region
Umbria
Mag.
4 Mw  4 Mw
MMI
IV
Injuries
13
Notes
Severe damage
2022-11-09
2022-11-09
Date
2022-11-09
Region
Pesaro-Urbino
Mag.
5 Mw
MMI
VI
Injuries
11
Notes
Moderate damage
2020-02-24
2020-02-24
Date
2020-02-24
Region
Calabria
Mag.
4 Mw
MMI
VI
Injuries
1
Notes
Moderate damage
2018-12-26
2018-12-26
Date
2018-12-26
Region
Sicily
Mag.
5 Mw
MMI
VII
Injuries
30
Notes
Several buildings damaged
2018-08-16
2018-08-16
Date
2018-08-16
Region
Molise
Mag.
5 Mw
MMI
VI
Injuries
2
Notes
Moderate damage
2017-08-21
2017-08-21
Date
2017-08-21
Region
Campania
Mag.
4 Mw
MMI
VI
Deaths
2
Injuries
42
2017-01-18
2017-01-18
Date
2017-01-18
Region
Abruzzo, Lazio
Mag.
5 Mw
MMI
VIII
Deaths
34
Injuries
29
Notes
Sequence
2016-10-30
2016-10-30
Date
2016-10-30
Region
Umbria
Mag.
6 Mw
MMI
XI
Deaths
3 (indirect)
Injuries
Dozens
Notes
Sequence / extensive damage
2016-08-24
2016-08-24
Date
2016-08-24
Region
Lazio, Umbria, Marche
Mag.
6 Mw
MMI
XI
Deaths
299
Injuries
>400
2013-06-21
2013-06-21
Date
2013-06-21
Region
Tuscany
Mag.
5 Mw
MMI
V
Injuries
4
2013-02-16
2013-02-16
Date
2013-02-16
Region
Lazio
Mag.
4 Mw
MMI
V
Deaths
1 (indirect)
2012-05-29
2012-05-29
Date
2012-05-29
Region
Emilia-Romagna
Mag.
5 Mw
MMI
VII
Deaths
20
Injuries
350
2012-05-20
2012-05-20
Date
2012-05-20
Region
Emilia-Romagna
Mag.
6 Mw
MMI
VII
Deaths
5 (+2 indirect)
Injuries
50
2010-08-16
2010-08-16
Date
2010-08-16
Region
Sicily
Mag.
4 Mw
Injuries
7
Notes
Landslides
2009-04-06
2009-04-06
Date
2009-04-06
Region
L'Aquila
Mag.
6 Mw
MMI
X
Deaths
309
Injuries
1,500+
Notes
Severe damage
2004-11-24
2004-11-24
Date
2004-11-24
Region
Lombardy, Salò
Mag.
5 Mw
MMI
VII–VIII *
Injuries
9
Notes
Many buildings damaged
2003-09-14
2003-09-14
Date
2003-09-14
Region
Emilia-Romagna
Mag.
5 Mw
MMI
VII
Injuries
Some
Notes
10 buildings damaged
2003-04-11
2003-04-11
Date
2003-04-11
Region
Piedmont, Alessandria
Mag.
5 Mb
MMI
VI *
Injuries
2
2002-11-01
2002-11-01
Date
2002-11-01
Region
Molise
Mag.
5 Mw
MMI
VIII
Injuries
3
Notes
Doublet / additional damage
2002-10-31
2002-10-31
Date
2002-10-31
Region
Molise
Mag.
5 Mw
MMI
VII
Deaths
30
Notes
Doublet
2002-09-06
2002-09-06
Date
2002-09-06
Region
Sicily
Mag.
6 Mw
MMI
V
Deaths
2
Injuries
20
Notes
Heart attacks / damage
2001-07-17
2001-07-17
Date
2001-07-17
Region
Trentino-Alto Adige
Mag.
4 Mw
MMI
VI *
Deaths
3
Injuries
3
Notes
Landslides
1998-09-09
1998-09-09
Date
1998-09-09
Region
Basilicata, Calabria
Mag.
5 Mw
MMI
VI–VII *
Deaths
2
Injuries
12
Notes
Buildings damaged
1997-09-26
1997-09-26
Date
1997-09-26
Region
Umbria, Marche
Mag.
6 Mw
MMI
X
Deaths
9
Notes
Doublet
1997-09-26
1997-09-26
Date
1997-09-26
Region
Umbria, Foligno
Mag.
5 Mw
MMI
VII
Deaths
2
Notes
Doublet
1991-05-26
1991-05-26
Date
1991-05-26
Region
Basilicata, Potenza
Mag.
5 Mb
MMI
VIII
Injuries
A few
Notes
Minor damage
1990-12-13
1990-12-13
Date
1990-12-13
Region
Sicily, Augusta
Mag.
5 Mw
MMI
VII
Deaths
19
Injuries
200
Notes
Severe damage
1990-05-05
1990-05-05
Date
1990-05-05
Region
Basilicata, Campania
Mag.
5 Mw
MMI
VII
Deaths
2
Injuries
16
1987-05-02
1987-05-02
Date
1987-05-02
Region
Emilia-Romagna
Mag.
4 Mb
MMI
VII
Deaths
1
Injuries
Several
Notes
Slight damage
1985-03-14
1985-03-14
Date
1985-03-14
Region
Molise
Mag.
4 Mw
MMI
V
Deaths
1
Notes
Slight damage
1984-05-07
1984-05-07
Date
1984-05-07
Region
Abruzzo, Lazio
Mag.
5 Mw
MMI
VIII
Deaths
3
Injuries
100
Notes
Extensive damage
1984-04-29
1984-04-29
Date
1984-04-29
Region
Umbria, Gubbio
Mag.
5 Mw
MMI
VIII
Injuries
36
Notes
Extensive damage
1983-11-09
1983-11-09
Date
1983-11-09
Region
Emilia-Romagna
Mag.
5 Mw
MMI
VIII
Injuries
100
Notes
Some damage
1980-11-23
1980-11-23
Date
1980-11-23
Region
Campania, Basilicata
Mag.
6 Mw
MMI
X
Deaths
2,483–4,900
Injuries
7,700–8,934
Notes
Extreme damage
1979-09-19
1979-09-19
Date
1979-09-19
Region
Umbria, Norcia
Mag.
5 Ms
Deaths
5
Injuries
5,000
Notes
Severe damage
Ref
NGDC
1978-04-15
1978-04-15
Date
1978-04-15
Region
Gulf of Patti, Sicily
Mag.
5 Ms
Deaths
5
Notes
Moderate damage
Ref
NGDC
1978-03-11
1978-03-11
Date
1978-03-11
Region
Sicily
Mag.
5 Ms
Deaths
2
Injuries
2
Notes
Moderate damage
Ref
NGDC
1976-09-15
1976-09-15
Date
1976-09-15
Region
Friuli
Mag.
5 /6
Deaths
8 (+3 indirect)
Notes
Aftershock
1976-09-11
1976-09-11
Date
1976-09-11
Region
Friuli
Mag.
5 /5
Deaths
2 (indirect)
Notes
Aftershock
1976-05-06
1976-05-06
Date
1976-05-06
Region
Friuli
Mag.
6 Mw
MMI
X
Deaths
900–978
Injuries
1,700–2,400
Notes
Extreme damage
1972-06-14
1972-06-14
Date
1972-06-14
Region
Ancona
Mag.
4
MMI
IX
Notes
Extensive damage / swarm
1971-07-15
1971-07-15
Date
1971-07-15
Region
Emilia-Romagna
Mag.
5 Mb
MMI
VIII *
Deaths
2
Notes
Limited damage
Ref
NGDC
1971-02-06
1971-02-06
Date
1971-02-06
Region
Lazio
Mag.
4 Mb
MMI
VIII
Deaths
24
Injuries
150
Notes
Extreme damage
Ref
NGDC
1969-08-11
1969-08-11
Date
1969-08-11
Region
Perugia
Mag.
4 Ms
MMI
VII
Injuries
4
Notes
Limited damage
Ref
NGDC
1968-01-15
1968-01-15
Date
1968-01-15
Region
Western Sicily
Mag.
5 Mw
MMI
X
Deaths
231–400
Injuries
632–1,000
Notes
Sequence
1962-08-21
1962-08-21
Date
1962-08-21
Region
Irpinia, Campania
Mag.
6
MMI
IX *
Deaths
16
Notes
Moderate damage
1943-10-03
1943-10-03
Date
1943-10-03
Region
Offida, Marche
Mag.
5 Mw
MMI
IX
Deaths
15
Notes
Very heavy damage
1936-10-18
1936-10-18
Date
1936-10-18
Region
Cansiglio
Mag.
5 ML
MMI
IX
Deaths
19
1933-09-26
1933-09-26
Date
1933-09-26
Region
Abruzzo
Mag.
5 Mw
MMI
IX
Deaths
10
Notes
Some damage
1930-10-30
1930-10-30
Date
1930-10-30
Region
Senigallia, Marche
Mag.
5
Deaths
18
1930-07-23
1930-07-23
Date
1930-07-23
Region
Irpinia
Mag.
6 Ms
MMI
X
Deaths
1,404
Injuries
4,624–7,000
1920-09-07
1920-09-07
Date
1920-09-07
Region
Garfagnana
Mag.
6
Deaths
171
1917-04-26
1917-04-26
Date
1917-04-26
Region
Northern Umbria
Mag.
5
Deaths
20
1915-01-13
1915-01-13
Date
1915-01-13
Region
Avezzano
Mag.
6 Mw
MMI
XI
Deaths
29,978–32,610
Notes
Extreme damage
1914-05-08
1914-05-08
Date
1914-05-08
Region
Sicily
Mag.
4 Ms
MMI
X
Deaths
120
Notes
Severe damage
Ref
NGDC
1908-12-28
1908-12-28
Date
1908-12-28
Region
Strait of Messina
Mag.
7 Mw
MMI
XI
Deaths
75,000–200,000
Notes
Extreme damage / tsunami
1907-10-23
1907-10-23
Date
1907-10-23
Region
Calabria
Mag.
5 Ms
MMI
VIII–X
Deaths
158–167
Notes
Moderate damage
Ref
NGDC
1905-09-08
1905-09-08
Date
1905-09-08
Region
Calabria
Mag.
7 Mw
MMI
XI
Deaths
557–2,500
Notes
Tsunami
1901-10-30
1901-10-30
Date
1901-10-30
Region
Salò
Mag.
5 Mw
MMI
VII–VIII
Notes
Collapsed buildings
1894-11-16
1894-11-16
Date
1894-11-16
Region
Strait of Messina, Sicily, Calabria
Mag.
6
MMI
IX
Deaths
100
Notes
Severe damage
1887-02-23
1887-02-23
Date
1887-02-23
Region
Liguria
Mag.
6 –6
Deaths
>2,000
Notes
Significant damage / tsunami
1883-07-28
1883-07-28
Date
1883-07-28
Region
Ischia
Mag.
4 –5 Mw
MMI
XI
Deaths
2,313
Notes
Near total destruction on in Ischia
1873-06-29
1873-06-29
Date
1873-06-29
Region
Veneto
Mag.
6 Me
MMI
IX–X
Deaths
80
1857-12-16
1857-12-16
Date
1857-12-16
Region
Basilicata
Mag.
7 Mw
MMI
XI
Deaths
10,000
Notes
Extreme damage
1851-08-14
1851-08-14
Date
1851-08-14
Region
Basilicata
Deaths
700–2,000+
Notes
Many buildings damaged
1836-04-25
1836-04-25
Date
1836-04-25
Region
Calabria
Mag.
6
MMI
X
Deaths
239
Notes
Severe damage
1831-05-26
1831-05-26
Date
1831-05-26
Region
Taggia, Sanremo
Mag.
5
MMI
VIII-IX
Notes
Moderate damage
1828-10-09
1828-10-09
Date
1828-10-09
Region
Ligurian Apennines, province of Alessandria
Mag.
5
MMI
VII-VIII
Deaths
19
Notes
Moderate damage
1808-04-02
1808-04-02
Date
1808-04-02
Region
Piedmont
Mag.
5
MMI
VIII
Deaths
2
Notes
Moderate damage
1805-07-26
1805-07-26
Date
1805-07-26
Region
Campania, Molise
Mag.
6 Me
MMI
X
Deaths
5,573
Notes
Extreme damage
1802-05-12
1802-05-12
Date
1802-05-12
Region
Lombardy, Cremona
Mag.
5 Mw
MMI
VIII-IX
Deaths
2
Notes
Collapsed churches, houses, and a municipal building
1783-02-04
1783-02-04
Date
1783-02-04
Region
Calabria
Mag.
7
Deaths
50,000
1762-10-06
1762-10-06
Date
1762-10-06
Region
L'Aquila
Mag.
5 –6 Mw
MMI
IX
Notes
Damage
1743-02-20
1743-02-20
Date
1743-02-20
Region
Salento
Mag.
7 Mw
MMI
IX
Deaths
180–300
1732-11-29
1732-11-29
Date
1732-11-29
Region
Campania
Mag.
6
Deaths
Thousands
1706-11-03
1706-11-03
Date
1706-11-03
Region
Abruzzo
Mag.
6 Mw
MMI
X
Deaths
2,400
Notes
Extreme damage
1703-02-12
1703-02-12
Date
1703-02-12
Region
L'Aquila
Mag.
6
MMI
XI
Deaths
2,500–5,000
Date
Region
Mag.
MMI
Deaths
Injuries
Notes
Ref
2025-03-13
Campania
4 Mw
VI
11
Severe damage
2023-09-18
Tuscany
5 Mw
VI
1
1
Severe damage
2023-03-09
Umbria
4 Mw 4 Mw
IV
13
Severe damage
2022-11-09
Pesaro-Urbino
5 Mw
VI
11
Moderate damage
2020-02-24
Calabria
4 Mw
VI
1
Moderate damage
2018-12-26
Sicily
5 Mw
VII
30
Several buildings damaged
2018-08-16
Molise
5 Mw
VI
2
Moderate damage
2017-08-21
Campania
4 Mw
VI
2
42
2017-01-18
Abruzzo, Lazio
5 Mw
VIII
34
29
Sequence
2016-10-30
Umbria
6 Mw
XI
3 (indirect)
Dozens
Sequence / extensive damage
2016-08-24
Lazio, Umbria, Marche
6 Mw
XI
299
>400
2013-06-21
Tuscany
5 Mw
V
4
2013-02-16
Lazio
4 Mw
V
1 (indirect)
2012-05-29
Emilia-Romagna
5 Mw
VII
20
350
2012-05-20
Emilia-Romagna
6 Mw
VII
5 (+2 indirect)
50
2010-08-16
Sicily
4 Mw
7
Landslides
2009-04-06
L'Aquila
6 Mw
X
309
1,500+
Severe damage
2004-11-24
Lombardy, Salò
5 Mw
VII–VIII *
9
Many buildings damaged
2003-09-14
Emilia-Romagna
5 Mw
VII
Some
10 buildings damaged
2003-04-11
Piedmont, Alessandria
5 Mb
VI *
2
2002-11-01
Molise
5 Mw
VIII
3
Doublet / additional damage
2002-10-31
Molise
5 Mw
VII
30
Doublet
2002-09-06
Sicily
6 Mw
V
2
20
Heart attacks / damage
2001-07-17
Trentino-Alto Adige
4 Mw
VI *
3
3
Landslides
1998-09-09
Basilicata, Calabria
5 Mw
VI–VII *
2
12
Buildings damaged
1997-09-26
Umbria, Marche
6 Mw
X
9
Doublet
1997-09-26
Umbria, Foligno
5 Mw
VII
2
Doublet
1991-05-26
Basilicata, Potenza
5 Mb
VIII
A few
Minor damage
1990-12-13
Sicily, Augusta
5 Mw
VII
19
200
Severe damage
1990-05-05
Basilicata, Campania
5 Mw
VII
2
16
1987-05-02
Emilia-Romagna
4 Mb
VII
1
Several
Slight damage
1985-03-14
Molise
4 Mw
V
1
Slight damage
1984-05-07
Abruzzo, Lazio
5 Mw
VIII
3
100
Extensive damage
1984-04-29
Umbria, Gubbio
5 Mw
VIII
36
Extensive damage
1983-11-09
Emilia-Romagna
5 Mw
VIII
100
Some damage
1980-11-23
Campania, Basilicata
6 Mw
X
2,483–4,900
7,700–8,934
Extreme damage
1979-09-19
Umbria, Norcia
5 Ms
5
5,000
Severe damage
NGDC
1978-04-15
Gulf of Patti, Sicily
5 Ms
5
Moderate damage
NGDC
1978-03-11
Sicily
5 Ms
2
2
Moderate damage
NGDC
1976-09-15
Friuli
5 /6
8 (+3 indirect)
Aftershock
1976-09-11
Friuli
5 /5
2 (indirect)
Aftershock
1976-05-06
Friuli
6 Mw
X
900–978
1,700–2,400
Extreme damage
1972-06-14
Ancona
4
IX
Extensive damage / swarm
1971-07-15
Emilia-Romagna
5 Mb
VIII *
2
Limited damage
NGDC
1971-02-06
Lazio
4 Mb
VIII
24
150
Extreme damage
NGDC
1969-08-11
Perugia
4 Ms
VII
4
Limited damage
NGDC
1968-01-15
Western Sicily
5 Mw
X
231–400
632–1,000
Sequence
1962-08-21
Irpinia, Campania
6
IX *
16
Moderate damage
1943-10-03
Offida, Marche
5 Mw
IX
15
Very heavy damage

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    https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us1000gaq7/executive
  18. Meteo Italia, Previsioni del tempo, Notizie e Terremoti
    https://www.inmeteo.net/blog/2018/08/16/terremoto-molise-termoli-danni-case-feriti-notizie-aggiornamenti/
  19. "M 5 – 2 km SSW of Fivizzano, Italy"
    https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000hx16#executive
  20. Corriere della Sera
    http://www.corriere.it/cronache/13_giugno_21/terremoto-nord-italia_3f14a7e6-da5f-11e2-9d67-b685cbe4cbd5.shtml
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