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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 with a magnitude equal to or greater than 5.5 occurs in Italy.
A series of major earthquakes struck Central Italy between the Marche and Umbria regions in October 2016. The third quake on 30 October was the largest in Italy in 36 years, since the 1980 Irpinia earthquake. [6]
ROME (Reuters) -A leading volcanologist has warned that mass evacuations might be needed in a town close to Naples, which sits on a so-called Super Volcano that has been hit by hundreds of small ...
Debris was seen strewn across a platform at a train station in Ancona, Italy, following a 5.5-magnitude earthquake in the region on Wednesday, November 9.The strong quake was felt in central Italy ...
It was a bigger quake than one which hit central Italy on Aug. 24, killing almost 300 people.
An earthquake, measuring 6.2 ± 0.016 [3] on the moment magnitude scale, hit Central Italy on 24 August 2016 at 03:36:32 CEST (01:36 UTC).Its epicentre was close to Accumoli, with its hypocentre at a depth of 4 ± 1 km, [1] approximately 75 km (47 mi) southeast of Perugia and 45 km (28 mi) north of L'Aquila, in an area near the borders of the Umbria, Lazio, Abruzzo and Marche regions.
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 ...
The 1997 Umbria and Marche earthquake occurred in the regions of Umbria and Marche, central Italy on the morning of 26 September. It was preceded by a foreshock almost as strong as the main quake. The foreshock occurred at 02:33 CEST (00:33 UTC), rated M w 5.7, and the second – the main shock – occurred at 11:40 CEST (09:40 UTC), rated M w 6.0.