Natural Disasters
Earthquakes in Italy since 1915
Yesterday, yet another significant earthquake shook central Italy, adding to the two experienced only four days previously. This latest quake was measured at 6.6 on the Richter scale, making it the most powerful to hit the country since the 6.9 magnitude seismic event of 1980 in the Irpinia region which left over two thousand people dead.
Major earthquakes in the history of Italy as of 2023, by magnitude
Number of earthquakes occurred in Italy and surrounding countries from 2014 to 2017
Earthquakes of magnitude 3.6 and over in Italy between January and May 2020, by magnitude
Most disruptive earthquakes in the Italian region of Sicily up to 2015, by magnitude
Number of earthquakes in Italy and in neighboring areas in 2023, by magnitude (in moment magnitude)
Number of victims of earthquakes in Italy from 1968 to 2016
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