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Earthquakes in Italy

Seismic Activity

Italy is situated at the meeting point of the Eurasian Plate and the African Plate, leading to considerable seismic and volcanic activity. However, the kind of seismic activity leading to earthquakes is rare in the Alps and the Po valley; it is infrequent but occasionally strong in the Alpine foothills; and it may be catastrophic in the central and southern Apennines (as in 1980) and in Sicily. There is a long history of earthquakes in Italy. The most notable events over the last century are listed below:

Major Earthquakes in Italy

Date	Location	Deaths	Mag.
08/09/1905	Capo Vaticano, Calabria (offshore)	527	7.9
28/12/1908	Messina, Sicily	70,000	7.2
13/01/1915	Avezzano, Abruzzo	32,610	7.0
29/06/1919	Mugello, Tuscany	100	6.3
07/09/1920	Garfagnana, Tuscany	171	6.4
23/07/1930	Irpinia, Campania	1,404	6.5
15/01/1968	Salaparuta, Sicily	260	6.5
06/05/1976	Gemona del Friuli, Friuli–Venezia Giulia	1,000	6.5
23/11/1980	Irpinia, Campania	3,000	6.5
26/09/1997	Annifo, Umbria	11	6.4
06/09/2002	Palermo, Sicily (offshore)	2	6.0
31/10/2002	San Giuliano, Molise	29	5.9
06/04/2009	L'Aquila, Abruzzo	295	6.3
20/05/2012	Finale Emilia, Emilia Romagna	7	6.1
29/05/2012	Medolla, Emilia Romagna	20	5.8
24/08/2016	Accumoli, Lazio	298	6.2