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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. 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 ...
A 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck Italy’s Campi Flegrei super volcano Monday evening, causing mild damage in the town of Pozzuoli, the epicenter, and as far away as the city of Naples, some 20 ...
75,000–82,000 [ 3] A devastating earthquake occurred on 28 December 1908 in Sicily and Calabria, southern Italy with a moment magnitude of 7.1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI ( Extreme ). The epicentre was in the Strait of Messina which separates Sicily from the Italian mainland.
The 1980 Irpinia earthquake ( Italian: Terremoto dell'Irpinia) took place in Italy on 23 November 1980, with a moment magnitude of 6.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X ( Extreme ). It left at least 2,483 people dead, at least 7,700 injured, and 250,000 homeless .
August 1, 2024 at 4:14 PM. ROME (Reuters) -An earthquake of around magnitude 5.0 shook southern Italy on Thursday, monitoring agencies reported, and was felt in a wide area but there were no ...
A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck the area early on Wednesday, the strongest jolt in 40 years to rattle the volcanic field, known as the Campi Flegrei or Phlegraean Fields from the Greek word for ...
29,978–32,610 dead [3] The 1915 Avezzano earthquake or 1915 Fucino earthquake occurred on 13 January in central Italy at 07:52:42 local time. The shock had a moment magnitude of 6.7 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI ( Extreme ). The epicenter was located in the city of Avezzano (which was destroyed) in the Province of L'Aquila.
1,700–3,000 injured [ 2] The 1976 Friuli earthquake, also known in Italy as Terremoto del Friuli ( Friulian earthquake ), occurred on 6 May 1976, at 21:00:13 (20:00:13 UTC) with a moment magnitude of 6.5 and a maximum EMS intensity of X ( very destructive ). [ 3] The shock occurred in the Friuli region in northeast Italy near the town of ...