Latest quakes in or near Cosenza, Calabria, Italy - list, stats and map

Latest See all	Mag. 1.9 earthquake 18 km east of Gioia Tauro - Calabria, Italy -
Strongest past 30 days	Mag. 3.0 31 km west of Castrovillari - Calabria, Italy -

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In the past 24 hours, Cosenza has had 2 small quakes between magnitudes 1.0 and 1.9.

In the past 30 days, Cosenza has had 50 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.0 within up to 100 km (63 mi) distance:

1 quake above magnitude 3
9 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
40 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

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Number of quakes per year

	Total number	<M2	M2+	M3+	M4+	M5+	M6+	M7+
Past 24 hours	2 quakes	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Past 7 days	15 quakes	12	2	1	-	-	-	-
Past 30 days	50 quakes	35	9	1	-	-	-	-
Past 3 years	2,075 quakes	1,394	385	61	9	1	-	-
Past 10 years	5,393 quakes	3,516	1,401	209	41	1	-	-

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Latest quakes in or near Cosenza, Calabria, Italy - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Nearest Volcano	Location	Details
Apr 19, 09:48 am (Rome)	1.9 15 km	94 km (58 mi) to the S	18 km east of Gioia Tauro, Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy	Info
Apr 19, 02:07 am (Rome)	1.2 9.1 km	53 km (33 mi) to the N	7.4 km southeast of Castrovillari, Cosenza, Calabria, Italy	Info
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 GMT (8 quakes)
Apr 16, 11:32 pm (Rome)	1.3 12 km	90 km (56 mi) to the S	Italy: 2 km W Candidoni (RC)	Info
Apr 16, 07:57 pm (Rome)	1.6 22 km	90 km (56 mi) to the S	27 km southeast of Vibo Valentia, Vibo Valentia, Calabria, Italy	Info
Apr 16, 07:45 pm (Rome)	2.1 24 km	87 km (54 mi) to the S	Vibo Valentia, 49 km southwest of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy	Info
Apr 16, 06:38 pm (Rome)	3.0 48 km	71 km (44 mi) to the NW	31 km west of Castrovillari, Cosenza, Calabria, Italy I FELT IT - 1 report	Info
Apr 16, 08:02 am (Rome)	1.5 26 km	61 km (38 mi) to the E	34 km northwest of Crotone, Crotone, Calabria, Italy	Info
Apr 16, 05:51 am (Rome)	1.4 23 km	64 km (40 mi) to the E	Italy: 5 km S Crucoli (KR)	Info
Apr 16, 05:36 am (Rome)	1.4 27 km	62 km (39 mi) to the E	Italy: 5 km NE Umbriatico (KR)	Info
Apr 16, 02:40 am (GMT +1)	2.0 179 km	92 km (57 mi) to the SW	Tyrrhenian Sea, 40 km northwest of Gioia Tauro, Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy	Info
Monday, April 15, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 15, 11:41 am (Rome)	1.2 20 km	38 km (23 mi) to the NE	Italy: 2 km NE San Giorgio Albanese (CS)	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 4.9 x 10⁹ joules (1.35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.16 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 639 quakes on average per year in or near Cosenza, Calabria, Italy:

Mag. 7 or higher: 0.11 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 9.1 years)
Mag. 6 or higher: 0.18 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 5.5 years)
Mag. 5 or higher: 0.42 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.4 years)
Mag. 4 or higher: 4.3 quakes per year
Mag. 3 or higher: 26.4 quakes per year
Mag. 2 or higher: 163 quakes per year (or 13.6 quakes per month)
Mag. 1 or higher: 604 quakes per year (or 50 quakes per month)

Cosenza has a very high level of seismic activity. Cosenza has had at least 14 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.

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Cosenza Earthquake FAQ

+How frequent are earthquakes in or near Cosenza, Calabria, Italy?

Cosenza has a very high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 639 quakes on average per year in or near Cosenza, Calabria, Italy. Cosenza has had at least 14 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.

+When was the latest earthquake in Cosenza?

The last earthquake in Cosenza occurred 5 hours ago and had a magnitude of 1.9:

Mag. 1.9 earthquake 18 km east of Gioia Tauro - Calabria, Italy -

A light magnitude 1.9 earthquake hit 18.1 km (11 mi) away from Gioia Tauro, Calabria, Italy, in the morning of Friday, Apr 19, 2024 at 9.48 am local time (Europe/Rome GMT +2). The quake had a very shallow depth of 14.9 km (9 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).

+How many quakes were there in Cosenza in the past 30 days?

In the past 30 days, Cosenza has had 1 quake of magnitude 3.0 and 9 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There have been also 40 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.

+What was the strongest quake in Cosenza in the past 30 days?

The strongest earthquake in Cosenza in the past 30 days had a magnitude of 3.0 and occurred 3 days ago:

Mag. 3.0 earthquake 31 km west of Castrovillari - Calabria, Italy -

A light magnitude 3.0 earthquake hit 31 km (19 mi) away from Castrovillari, Calabria, Italy, in the late afternoon of Tuesday, Apr 16, 2024 at 6.38 pm local time (Europe/Rome GMT +2). The quake had a shallow depth of 48 km (30 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter.