The strongest earthquakes ever in Calabria from 1000 to 2020

Historical series of the strongest earthquakes ever in Calabria

This page shows the strongest earthquakes ever with epicenter in Calabria, from 1000 up to present times (year 2020 included). The information refers to a database of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology. In particular, it is the following work: Rovida A., Locati M., Camassi R., Lolli, B., Gasperini P., Antonucci A. 2022. Parametric Catalog of Italian Earthquakes (CPTI15), version 4.0. National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), https://doi.org/10.13127/CPTI/CPTI15.4.4

Only seismic events with a magnitude ≥ 3.5 were selected from the database.

Below the map there is also a table, indicating the date, the denomination of the area of maximum effects and the moment magnitude. Together with the events with an epicenter in Calabria, those earthquakes not far from the regional borders have also sometimes been included.

Data from INGV, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, ingv.it

What was the strongest earthquake ever in Calabria?

The strongest earthquake ever with its epicenter in Calabria was recorded on February 5, 1783 with a magnitude equal to 7.1 (area/city: Calabria meridionale).

Symbols used for earthquake epicenters in Calabria

The color of the icons indicates the magnitude.  Yellow: 3.5≤M<4 .  Orange: 4≤M<5 .  Red: 5≤M<6 .  Purple: 6≤M<7 . Black: M≥7 .
Click on the icon to view the details of the seismic event. Below the epicenter map there is a table with a list of the events.


In the database there are 250 earthquakes, 31 of them with 3.5≤Mw<4 (12.4%), 164 with 4≤Mw<5 (65.6%), 39 with 5≤Mw<6 (15.6%), 12 with 6≤Mw<7 (4.8%), 4 with Mw≥7 (1.6%).

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Strongest earthquakes ever with epicenter in Italy
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Strongest earthquakes ever with epicenter in Italy and magnitude ≥6
Strongest earthquakes ever with epicenter in Italy and magnitude ≥7


Tables of the earthquakes since 1000 a.d. with epicenters in Calabria

By clicking on the header of each column it is possible to sort the events as you like (for example, in chronological order). By default they are sorted by decreasing magnitude.


# Data Evento Area Epicentro Magnitudo
1 February 5, 1783Calabria meridionale7.1
2 December 28, 1908Stretto di messina7.1
3 March 27, 1638Calabria centrale7.09
4 March 28, 1783Calabria centrale7.03
5 September 8, 1905Calabria centrale6.95
6 June 8, 1638Crotonese6.76
7 May 24, 1184Valle del crati6.75
8 February 7, 1783Calabria centrale6.74
9 March 8, 1832Crotonese6.65
10 November 5, 1659Calabria centrale6.57
11 February 12, 1854Cosentino6.34
12 October 4, 1870Cosentino6.24
13 April 25, 1836Calabria settentrionale6.18
14 October 13, 1791Calabria centrale6.14
15 November 16, 1894Calabria meridionale6.12
16 April 4, 1626Calabria centrale6.07
17 October 23, 1907Aspromonte5.96
18 July 14, 1767Valle del crati5.89
19 October 12, 1835Cosentino5.89
20 December 7, 1743Calabria centrale5.88
21 March 7, 1928Calabria centro-meridionale5.87
22 July 20, 1609Calabria centrale5.8
23 June 19, 1640Calabria centrale5.8
24 March 21, 1744Sila piccola5.74
25 May 11, 1947Calabria centrale5.7
26 June 28, 1913Calabria settentrionale5.64
27 March 6, 1886Cosentino5.57
28 February 25, 1509Stretto di messina5.56
29 January 26, 1708Pollino5.56
30 December 3, 1887Calabria settentrionale5.55
31 July 1, 1909Stretto di messina5.49
32 June 12, 1917Golfo di taranto5.35
33 November 14, 1377Tropea5.33
34 June 22, 1640Calabria centrale5.33
35 May 31, 1656Cosenza5.33
36 December 11, 1824Sila greca5.33
37 October 25, 2012Pollino5.31
38 January 8, 1693Pollino5.27
39 March 21, 1982Golfo di policastro5.23
40 March 11, 1978Aspromonte5.22
41 August 15, 1977Calabria centrale5.21
42 January 16, 1975Stretto di messina5.18
43 January 23, 1909Stretto di messina5.15
44 November 17, 1556Cosenza5.1
45 July 31, 1599Stretto di messina5.1
46 February 3, 1624Calabria centrale5.1
47 October 2, 1687Tropea5.1
48 May 23, 1738Calabria centrale5.1
49 October 2, 1743Amantea5.1
50 May 3, 1761Catanzaro5.1
51 October 14, 1784Calabria meridionale5.1
52 February 7, 1789Calabria meridionale5.1
53 August 2, 1821Calabria centrale5.1
54 March 12, 1828Calabria meridionale5.1
55 May 28, 1894Pollino5.01
56 August 3, 1724Stretto di messina4.99
57 January 18, 1915Cosentino4.97
58 April 26, 1940Calabria meridionale4.9
59 April 6, 1976Tirreno meridionale4.9
60 October 30, 1984Tirreno meridionale4.9
61 February 25, 1953Vibonese4.88
62 April 27, 1559Pollino4.86
63 March 3, 1708Appennino lucano4.86
64 May 4, 1836Stretto di messina4.86
65 January 3, 1841Stretto di messina4.86
66 April 13, 1988Golfo di taranto4.86
67 April 17, 2002Costa calabra settentrionale4.84
68 September 6, 1735Vibonese4.82
69 December 13, 1901Calabria4.81
70 December 20, 1977Golfo di gioia4.79
71 March 22, 1979Tirreno meridionale4.79
72 February 25, 1996Capo vaticano4.78
73 March 1, 1908Calabria centrale4.77
74 April 27, 1996Sila greca4.77
75 October 16, 2012Golfo di policastro4.77
76 March 19, 1706Stretto di messina4.76
77 April 17, 2006Costa calabra settentrionale4.76
78 October 8, 1872Cosentino4.72
79 April 7, 1936Calabria centrale4.72
80 March 9, 1980Pollino4.71
81 January 8, 1988Pollino4.7
82 June 22, 2006Costa calabra settentrionale4.7
83 December 22, 1912Stretto di messina4.68
84 October 31, 1983Tirreno meridionale4.68
85 December 9, 1980Golfo di sant'eufemia4.67
86 September 14, 1999Golfo di policastro4.66
87 December 1, 2007Appennino lucano4.66
88 July 23, 1955Sila greca4.64
89 July 20, 1688Pizzo calabro4.63
90 March 30, 1740Catanzarese4.63
91 August 31, 1747Reggio di calabria4.63
92 September 13, 1821Calabria centrale4.63
93 July 14, 1822Crotonese4.63
94 January 17, 1852Reggio di calabria4.63
95 September 11, 1873Cosenza4.63
96 August 28, 2012Calabria meridionale4.63
97 March 24, 1961Calabria meridionale4.62
98 April 13, 1973Sila piccola4.62
99 November 18, 1895Oppido mamertina4.61
100 November 28, 1869Vibonese4.6
101 October 27, 1958Catanzarese4.59
102 November 5, 1908Calabria meridionale4.58
103 July 2, 1969Calabria settentrionale4.57
104 July 13, 1958Sila piccola4.56
105 December 28, 2014Cosenza4.55
106 October 5, 1889Calabria meridionale4.53
107 February 6, 1886Vibonese4.5
108 August 1, 2000Capo vaticano4.48
109 May 28, 2012Pollino4.48
110 July 25, 1883Calabria centrale4.47
111 August 10, 1993Golfo di taranto4.45
112 February 24, 2020Cosentino4.44
113 June 19, 1921Calabria meridionale4.43
114 January 24, 1990Crotonese4.43
115 March 11, 1911Calabria meridionale4.42
116 February 20, 1980Cosentino4.42
117 May 25, 2007Costa calabra settentrionale4.42
118 October 29, 2016Appennino lucano4.42
119 August 1, 2007Crotonese4.41
120 April 5, 1230Reggio di calabria4.4
121 February 1, 1697Calabria centrale4.4
122 July 16, 1712Calabria meridionale4.4
123 February 21, 1715Calabria meridionale4.4
124 September 12, 1720Calabria meridionale4.4
125 April 30, 1728Lamezia terme4.4
126 June 8, 1770Stretto di messina4.4
127 April 1, 1792Pollino4.4
128 August 1, 1811Reggio di calabria4.4
129 July 13, 1830Reggio di calabria4.4
130 May 22, 1836Calabria settentrionale4.4
131 July 27, 1836Calabria settentrionale4.4
132 January 28, 1855Cosenza4.4
133 December 3, 1918Calabria centrale4.4
134 September 3, 1928Cirò marina4.4
135 October 15, 2010Catanzarese4.4
136 January 6, 2016Golfo di policastro4.4
137 September 17, 1896Calabria meridionale4.38
138 September 3, 1997Calabria meridionale4.38
139 November 13, 2012Calabria meridionale4.38
140 November 7, 1912Calabria centrale4.37
141 April 8, 2008Sila4.37
142 May 29, 1889Calabria meridionale4.36
143 June 13, 1910Calabria meridionale4.36
144 March 1, 1980Catanzarese4.36
145 December 29, 1993Pollino4.36
146 May 6, 1930Calabria centro-meridionale4.35
147 July 26, 1895Calabria meridionale4.32
148 June 20, 1901Catanzarese4.31
149 November 12, 1963Valle del crati4.31
150 August 8, 1995Piana di sibari4.31
151 July 17, 1968Calabria centrale4.3
152 May 4, 1884Calabria centrale4.29
153 October 18, 2001Valle del crati4.28
154 June 6, 2014Pollino4.28
155 April 1, 1896Calabria meridionale4.27
156 June 9, 1997Vibonese4.27
157 December 15, 1991Cosentino4.26
158 February 12, 2000Golfo di policastro4.26
159 September 11, 2011Golfo di policastro4.26
160 August 3, 2015Sila4.26
161 January 6, 1929Catanzarese4.25
162 March 26, 1994Catanzarese4.25
163 June 23, 1984Sila greca4.22
164 April 17, 2004Golfo di squillace4.21
165 October 7, 2019Catanzarese4.21
166 June 15, 1991Golfo di squillace4.2
167 November 21, 1989Aspromonte4.19
168 January 7, 1711Stretto di messina4.16
169 February 21, 1711Stretto di messina4.16
170 March 14, 1711Stretto di messina4.16
171 November 20, 1783Vibo valentia4.16
172 February 23, 1786Vibo valentia4.16
173 April 12, 1832Calabria centrale4.16
174 June 19, 1836Calabria settentrionale4.16
175 August 27, 1839Stretto di messina4.16
176 April 24, 1840Stretto di messina4.16
177 August 15, 1841Stretto di messina4.16
178 September 11, 1846Rossano4.16
179 October 7, 1848Reggio di calabria4.16
180 February 15, 1851Catanzaro4.16
181 April 11, 1851Stretto di messina4.16
182 May 13, 1852Reggio di calabria4.16
183 June 29, 1871Grimaldi4.16
184 September 12, 1876Reggio di calabria4.16
185 April 23, 1881Paola4.16
186 January 10, 1889Catanzarese4.16
187 September 15, 1895Calabria centrale4.16
188 May 17, 1909Savelli4.16
189 June 18, 1911Calabria meridionale4.16
190 January 5, 1913Calabria meridionale4.16
191 September 11, 1915Stretto di messina4.16
192 November 24, 1918Trenta4.16
193 March 15, 1946Stretto di messina4.16
194 June 29, 1947Sila piccola4.16
195 April 5, 2002Sila4.16
196 June 27, 1913Calabria centrale4.15
197 April 23, 2005Costa calabra settentrionale4.15
198 April 3, 2020Ionio settentrionale4.15
199 June 16, 2010Golfo di sant'eufemia4.13
200 October 15, 2019Crotonese4.11
201 December 19, 2020Aspromonte4.11
202 January 18, 2008Sila4.1
203 March 25, 2011Golfo di squillace4.1
204 April 3, 2020Ionio settentrionale4.09
205 October 23, 1984Golfo di taranto4.07
206 April 1, 2012Tirreno meridionale4.07
207 January 27, 2018Catanzarese4.07
208 April 17, 1995Costa calabra settentrionale4.06
209 March 17, 2000Calabria meridionale4.05
210 March 17, 2020Tirreno meridionale4.05
211 April 24, 1991Sila4.04
212 July 8, 1997Valle del crati4.04
213 September 7, 1991Stretto di messina4.02
214 August 3, 2000Valle del crati4.02
215 January 16, 2020Sila piccola4.02
216 January 24, 1990Crotonese4.01
217 March 30, 1991Valle del crati4.01
218 September 4, 1997Calabria meridionale4.01
219 April 26, 2007Sila greca4.01
220 December 28, 1999Crotonese3.99
221 May 24, 2015Calabria meridionale3.99
222 October 2, 1997Calabria meridionale3.98
223 March 6, 1739Catanzarese3.93
224 April 11, 1825Appennino lucano3.93
225 September 17, 1855Cosentino3.93
226 April 21, 1898Scigliano3.93
227 November 8, 1909Calabria meridionale3.93
228 March 31, 1910Catanzarese3.93
229 January 27, 1920Valle del crati3.93
230 April 10, 1950Stretto di messina3.93
231 October 1, 1965Cosentino3.93
232 September 25, 1991Aspromonte3.92
233 February 8, 1998Aspromonte3.91
234 December 6, 1897San giovanni in fiore3.9
235 May 14, 1985Stretto di messina3.84
236 December 20, 1992Piana di gioia3.82
237 June 29, 1970Catanzarese3.8
238 February 24, 1740Catanzarese3.7
239 March 26, 1740Catanzarese3.7
240 April 13, 1785Vibo valentia3.7
241 September 20, 1855Cosenza3.7
242 November 20, 1909Stretto di messina3.7
243 December 12, 1910Calabria centrale3.7
244 February 22, 1929Stretto di messina3.7
245 February 4, 1933Crotonese3.7
246 August 2, 1948Catanzaro3.7
247 May 2, 1999Appennino lucano3.65
248 June 13, 1992Piana di gioia3.64
249 April 21, 1974Ionio settentrionale3.55
250 May 9, 1991Sila greca3.54