Latest quake today See all | Mag. 0.5 earthquake Italy, Udine, Friuli Venezia Giulia - |
Strongest today | Mag. 4.1 Italy, Udine, Friuli Venezia Giulia - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Mar 28, 07:37 pm (Rome) Mar 28, 18:37 GMT | 0.5 9.2 km | Italy: 5 km S Socchieve (UD) | Info | ||
Mar 28, 07:26 pm (Paris) Mar 28, 18:26 GMT | 1.5 4 km | 1 km (0.6 mi) to the NW | France: Courmayeur I | Info | |
Mar 28, 06:32 pm (Paris) Mar 28, 17:32 GMT | 1.7 2.5 km | 1 km (0.6 mi) to the NW | France: Courmayeur I | Info | |
Mar 28, 07:31 pm (Rome) Mar 28, 17:31 GMT | 1.0 11 km | Italy: 5 km S Socchieve (UD) | Info | ||
Mar 28, 06:22 pm (Paris) Mar 28, 17:22 GMT | 2.0 5 km | Italy, 30 km northwest of Aosta, Valle d'Aosta, Aosta Valley | Info | ||
Mar 28, 05:43 pm (Rome) Mar 28, 16:43 GMT | 1.5 15 km | Italy: 5 km NE Acquasanta Terme (AP) | Info | ||
Mar 28, 05:27 pm (Rome) Mar 28, 15:27 GMT | 1.1 9.9 km | Italy: 5 km NE Tramonti di Sopra (PN) | Info | ||
Mar 28, 03:25 pm (Rome) Mar 28, 14:25 GMT | 0.8 2.9 km | Macerata, Marche, Italy, 27 km east of Foligno, Perugia, Umbria | Info | ||
Mar 28, 04:24 pm (Rome) Mar 28, 14:24 GMT | 1.5 4.3 km | Macerata, Marche, Italy, 26 km east of Foligno, Perugia, Umbria | Info | ||
Mar 28, 02:52 pm (Rome) Mar 28, 13:52 GMT | 1.1 8.3 km | Italy: 2 km E Fagnano Alto (AQ) | Info | ||
Mar 28, 03:14 pm (Rome) Mar 28, 13:14 GMT | 0.9 0.2 km | Italy: 3 km E Monte Cavallo (MC) | Info |
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Italy has a high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 18,000 quakes on average per year in Italy. Italy has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.
The last earthquake in Italy occurred 56 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 0.5:
A light magnitude 0.5 earthquake hit 45 km (28 mi) away from Udine, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy, in the late afternoon of Thursday, Mar 28, 2024 at 7.37 pm local time (Europe/Rome GMT +1). The quake had a very shallow depth of 9.2 km (5.7 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.
In the past 24 hours, Italy was shaken by 1 quake of magnitude 4.1 and 6 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There were also 50 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
The strongest earthquake in Italy in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 4.1 and occurred 22 hours ago:
A moderate magnitude 4.1 earthquake hit 46 km (29 mi) away from Udine, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy, late in the evening of Wednesday, Mar 27, 2024 at 10.19 pm local time (Europe/Rome GMT +1). The quake had a very shallow depth of 10 km (6 mi) and was felt widely in the area.
Date and Time | Mag Depth | ###DIST_LABEL### | Location | Details | Map |
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Nov 9, 2022 06:07 GMT Nov 9, 2022 07:07 am (GMT +1) | 5.5 7.6 km | 29 km (18 mi) to the N | Adriatic Sea, Italy, 49 km north of Ancona, Ancona, Marche 612 reports | Info | |
Feb 3, 2017 03:47 GMT Feb 3, 2017 04:47 am (Rome) | 5.5 10 km | Central Italy 20 reports | Info | ||
Jan 18, 2017 10:25 GMT Jan 18, 2017 11:25 am (Rome) | 5.5 10 km | Central Italy 159 reports | Info | ||
Jan 18, 2017 10:14 GMT Jan 18, 2017 11:14 am (Rome) | 5.6 10 km | Central Italy 319 reports | Info | ||
Oct 30, 2016 06:40 GMT Oct 30, 2016 07:40 am (Rome) | 6.5 10 km | Italy, 2.6 km south of Pieve, Macerata, Marche 1107 reports | Info | ||
Oct 28, 2016 20:02 GMT Oct 28, 2016 09:02 pm (GMT +1) | 5.8 449 km | 74 km (46 mi) to the S | TYRRHENIAN SEA 8 reports | Info | |
Oct 26, 2016 19:18 GMT Oct 26, 2016 09:18 pm (Rome) | 6.1 10 km | Central Italy 531 reports | Info | ||
Oct 26, 2016 19:18 GMT Oct 26, 2016 09:18 pm (Rome) | 6.2 10 km | 1 km (0.6 mi) to the E | Norway | Info | |
Oct 26, 2016 17:10 GMT Oct 26, 2016 07:10 pm (Rome) | 5.5 10 km | Central Italy 390 reports | Info | ||
Aug 24, 2016 01:36 GMT Aug 24, 2016 03:36 am (Rome) | 6.2 4.2 km | Central Italy 625 reports | Info | ||
May 20, 2012 02:03 GMT May 20, 2012 04:03 am (Rome) | 6.0 6.3 km | Italy, 8 km northwest of Finale Emilia, Modena, Emilia-Romagna | Info | ||
Apr 6, 2009 01:32 GMT Apr 6, 2009 03:32 am (Rome) | 6.3 8.8 km | central Italy | Info | ||
Sep 6, 2002 01:21 GMT Sep 6, 2002 02:21 am (GMT +1) | 6.0 5 km | 37 km (23 mi) to the S | Sicily, Italy | Info | |
Sep 26, 1997 09:40 GMT Sep 26, 1997 11:40 am (Rome) | 6.0 10 km | central Italy | Info | ||
Nov 23, 1980 18:34 GMT Nov 23, 1980 07:34 pm (Rome) | 6.9 10 km | southern Italy | Info | ||
Sep 15, 1976 03:15 GMT Sep 15, 1976 05:15 am (Rome) | 6.0 10 km | Italy, 26 km north of Udine, Udine, Friuli Venezia Giulia | Info | ||
Jun 17, 1976 14:28 GMT Jun 17, 1976 04:28 pm (Rome) | 6.1 24 km | northern Italy | Info | ||
May 6, 1976 20:00 GMT May 6, 1976 10:00 pm (Rome) | 6.5 9 km | Austria-Italy-Slovenia border region | Info | ||
Jan 15, 1968 02:01 GMT Jan 15, 1968 03:01 am (Rome) | 6.1 15 km | Sicily, Italy | Info | ||
Jul 19, 1963 05:45 GMT Jul 19, 1963 06:45 am (GMT +1) | 6.3 15 km | 58 km (36 mi) to the W | Ligurian Sea (Italy) | Info | |
Aug 21, 1962 18:19 GMT Aug 21, 1962 08:19 pm (Rome) | 6.2 20 km | southern Italy | Info | ||
Jul 23, 1930 00:08 GMT Jul 23, 1930 02:08 am (Rome) | 6.4 15 km | southern Italy | Info | ||
Jan 13, 1915 06:52 GMT Jan 13, 1915 06:52 am (universal) | 6.7 15 km | central Italy | Info | ||
Dec 28, 1908 04:20 GMT Dec 28, 1908 04:20 am (universal) | 7.1 15 km | 7 km (4.3 mi) to the SE | Sicily, Italy | Info | |
Sep 8, 1905 01:43 GMT Sep 8, 1905 01:43 am (universal) | 7.2 15 km | 4 km (2.5 mi) to the SE | Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy, 76 km west of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Calabria | Info |