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≤M_w<4 (12.4%), 164 with 4≤M_w<5 (65.6%), 39 with 5≤M_w<6 (15.6%), 12 with 6≤M_w<7 (4.8%), 4 with M_w≥7 (1.6%).

More link:
Strongest earthquakes, Italian regions

Strongest earthquakes ever with epicenter in Italy
Strongest earthquakes ever with epicenter in Italy and magnitude ≥5
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, 1783	Calabria meridionale	7.1
2	December 28, 1908	Stretto di messina	7.1
3	March 27, 1638	Calabria centrale	7.09
4	March 28, 1783	Calabria centrale	7.03
5	September 8, 1905	Calabria centrale	6.95
6	June 8, 1638	Crotonese	6.76
7	May 24, 1184	Valle del crati	6.75
8	February 7, 1783	Calabria centrale	6.74
9	March 8, 1832	Crotonese	6.65
10	November 5, 1659	Calabria centrale	6.57
11	February 12, 1854	Cosentino	6.34
12	October 4, 1870	Cosentino	6.24
13	April 25, 1836	Calabria settentrionale	6.18
14	October 13, 1791	Calabria centrale	6.14
15	November 16, 1894	Calabria meridionale	6.12
16	April 4, 1626	Calabria centrale	6.07
17	October 23, 1907	Aspromonte	5.96
18	July 14, 1767	Valle del crati	5.89
19	October 12, 1835	Cosentino	5.89
20	December 7, 1743	Calabria centrale	5.88
21	March 7, 1928	Calabria centro-meridionale	5.87
22	July 20, 1609	Calabria centrale	5.8
23	June 19, 1640	Calabria centrale	5.8
24	March 21, 1744	Sila piccola	5.74
25	May 11, 1947	Calabria centrale	5.7
26	June 28, 1913	Calabria settentrionale	5.64
27	March 6, 1886	Cosentino	5.57
28	February 25, 1509	Stretto di messina	5.56
29	January 26, 1708	Pollino	5.56
30	December 3, 1887	Calabria settentrionale	5.55
31	July 1, 1909	Stretto di messina	5.49
32	June 12, 1917	Golfo di taranto	5.35
33	November 14, 1377	Tropea	5.33
34	June 22, 1640	Calabria centrale	5.33
35	May 31, 1656	Cosenza	5.33
36	December 11, 1824	Sila greca	5.33
37	October 25, 2012	Pollino	5.31
38	January 8, 1693	Pollino	5.27
39	March 21, 1982	Golfo di policastro	5.23
40	March 11, 1978	Aspromonte	5.22
41	August 15, 1977	Calabria centrale	5.21
42	January 16, 1975	Stretto di messina	5.18
43	January 23, 1909	Stretto di messina	5.15
44	November 17, 1556	Cosenza	5.1
45	July 31, 1599	Stretto di messina	5.1
46	February 3, 1624	Calabria centrale	5.1
47	October 2, 1687	Tropea	5.1
48	May 23, 1738	Calabria centrale	5.1
49	October 2, 1743	Amantea	5.1
50	May 3, 1761	Catanzaro	5.1
51	October 14, 1784	Calabria meridionale	5.1
52	February 7, 1789	Calabria meridionale	5.1
53	August 2, 1821	Calabria centrale	5.1
54	March 12, 1828	Calabria meridionale	5.1
55	May 28, 1894	Pollino	5.01
56	August 3, 1724	Stretto di messina	4.99
57	January 18, 1915	Cosentino	4.97
58	April 26, 1940	Calabria meridionale	4.9
59	April 6, 1976	Tirreno meridionale	4.9
60	October 30, 1984	Tirreno meridionale	4.9
61	February 25, 1953	Vibonese	4.88
62	April 27, 1559	Pollino	4.86
63	March 3, 1708	Appennino lucano	4.86
64	May 4, 1836	Stretto di messina	4.86
65	January 3, 1841	Stretto di messina	4.86
66	April 13, 1988	Golfo di taranto	4.86
67	April 17, 2002	Costa calabra settentrionale	4.84
68	September 6, 1735	Vibonese	4.82
69	December 13, 1901	Calabria	4.81
70	December 20, 1977	Golfo di gioia	4.79
71	March 22, 1979	Tirreno meridionale	4.79
72	February 25, 1996	Capo vaticano	4.78
73	March 1, 1908	Calabria centrale	4.77
74	April 27, 1996	Sila greca	4.77
75	October 16, 2012	Golfo di policastro	4.77
76	March 19, 1706	Stretto di messina	4.76
77	April 17, 2006	Costa calabra settentrionale	4.76
78	October 8, 1872	Cosentino	4.72
79	April 7, 1936	Calabria centrale	4.72
80	March 9, 1980	Pollino	4.71
81	January 8, 1988	Pollino	4.7
82	June 22, 2006	Costa calabra settentrionale	4.7
83	December 22, 1912	Stretto di messina	4.68
84	October 31, 1983	Tirreno meridionale	4.68
85	December 9, 1980	Golfo di sant'eufemia	4.67
86	September 14, 1999	Golfo di policastro	4.66
87	December 1, 2007	Appennino lucano	4.66
88	July 23, 1955	Sila greca	4.64
89	July 20, 1688	Pizzo calabro	4.63
90	March 30, 1740	Catanzarese	4.63
91	August 31, 1747	Reggio di calabria	4.63
92	September 13, 1821	Calabria centrale	4.63
93	July 14, 1822	Crotonese	4.63
94	January 17, 1852	Reggio di calabria	4.63
95	September 11, 1873	Cosenza	4.63
96	August 28, 2012	Calabria meridionale	4.63
97	March 24, 1961	Calabria meridionale	4.62
98	April 13, 1973	Sila piccola	4.62
99	November 18, 1895	Oppido mamertina	4.61
100	November 28, 1869	Vibonese	4.6
101	October 27, 1958	Catanzarese	4.59
102	November 5, 1908	Calabria meridionale	4.58
103	July 2, 1969	Calabria settentrionale	4.57
104	July 13, 1958	Sila piccola	4.56
105	December 28, 2014	Cosenza	4.55
106	October 5, 1889	Calabria meridionale	4.53
107	February 6, 1886	Vibonese	4.5
108	August 1, 2000	Capo vaticano	4.48
109	May 28, 2012	Pollino	4.48
110	July 25, 1883	Calabria centrale	4.47
111	August 10, 1993	Golfo di taranto	4.45
112	February 24, 2020	Cosentino	4.44
113	June 19, 1921	Calabria meridionale	4.43
114	January 24, 1990	Crotonese	4.43
115	March 11, 1911	Calabria meridionale	4.42
116	February 20, 1980	Cosentino	4.42
117	May 25, 2007	Costa calabra settentrionale	4.42
118	October 29, 2016	Appennino lucano	4.42
119	August 1, 2007	Crotonese	4.41
120	April 5, 1230	Reggio di calabria	4.4
121	February 1, 1697	Calabria centrale	4.4
122	July 16, 1712	Calabria meridionale	4.4
123	February 21, 1715	Calabria meridionale	4.4
124	September 12, 1720	Calabria meridionale	4.4
125	April 30, 1728	Lamezia terme	4.4
126	June 8, 1770	Stretto di messina	4.4
127	April 1, 1792	Pollino	4.4
128	August 1, 1811	Reggio di calabria	4.4
129	July 13, 1830	Reggio di calabria	4.4
130	May 22, 1836	Calabria settentrionale	4.4
131	July 27, 1836	Calabria settentrionale	4.4
132	January 28, 1855	Cosenza	4.4
133	December 3, 1918	Calabria centrale	4.4
134	September 3, 1928	Cirò marina	4.4
135	October 15, 2010	Catanzarese	4.4
136	January 6, 2016	Golfo di policastro	4.4
137	September 17, 1896	Calabria meridionale	4.38
138	September 3, 1997	Calabria meridionale	4.38
139	November 13, 2012	Calabria meridionale	4.38
140	November 7, 1912	Calabria centrale	4.37
141	April 8, 2008	Sila	4.37
142	May 29, 1889	Calabria meridionale	4.36
143	June 13, 1910	Calabria meridionale	4.36
144	March 1, 1980	Catanzarese	4.36
145	December 29, 1993	Pollino	4.36
146	May 6, 1930	Calabria centro-meridionale	4.35
147	July 26, 1895	Calabria meridionale	4.32
148	June 20, 1901	Catanzarese	4.31
149	November 12, 1963	Valle del crati	4.31
150	August 8, 1995	Piana di sibari	4.31
151	July 17, 1968	Calabria centrale	4.3
152	May 4, 1884	Calabria centrale	4.29
153	October 18, 2001	Valle del crati	4.28
154	June 6, 2014	Pollino	4.28
155	April 1, 1896	Calabria meridionale	4.27
156	June 9, 1997	Vibonese	4.27
157	December 15, 1991	Cosentino	4.26
158	February 12, 2000	Golfo di policastro	4.26
159	September 11, 2011	Golfo di policastro	4.26
160	August 3, 2015	Sila	4.26
161	January 6, 1929	Catanzarese	4.25
162	March 26, 1994	Catanzarese	4.25
163	June 23, 1984	Sila greca	4.22
164	April 17, 2004	Golfo di squillace	4.21
165	October 7, 2019	Catanzarese	4.21
166	June 15, 1991	Golfo di squillace	4.2
167	November 21, 1989	Aspromonte	4.19
168	January 7, 1711	Stretto di messina	4.16
169	February 21, 1711	Stretto di messina	4.16
170	March 14, 1711	Stretto di messina	4.16
171	November 20, 1783	Vibo valentia	4.16
172	February 23, 1786	Vibo valentia	4.16
173	April 12, 1832	Calabria centrale	4.16
174	June 19, 1836	Calabria settentrionale	4.16
175	August 27, 1839	Stretto di messina	4.16
176	April 24, 1840	Stretto di messina	4.16
177	August 15, 1841	Stretto di messina	4.16
178	September 11, 1846	Rossano	4.16
179	October 7, 1848	Reggio di calabria	4.16
180	February 15, 1851	Catanzaro	4.16
181	April 11, 1851	Stretto di messina	4.16
182	May 13, 1852	Reggio di calabria	4.16
183	June 29, 1871	Grimaldi	4.16
184	September 12, 1876	Reggio di calabria	4.16
185	April 23, 1881	Paola	4.16
186	January 10, 1889	Catanzarese	4.16
187	September 15, 1895	Calabria centrale	4.16
188	May 17, 1909	Savelli	4.16
189	June 18, 1911	Calabria meridionale	4.16
190	January 5, 1913	Calabria meridionale	4.16
191	September 11, 1915	Stretto di messina	4.16
192	November 24, 1918	Trenta	4.16
193	March 15, 1946	Stretto di messina	4.16
194	June 29, 1947	Sila piccola	4.16
195	April 5, 2002	Sila	4.16
196	June 27, 1913	Calabria centrale	4.15
197	April 23, 2005	Costa calabra settentrionale	4.15
198	April 3, 2020	Ionio settentrionale	4.15
199	June 16, 2010	Golfo di sant'eufemia	4.13
200	October 15, 2019	Crotonese	4.11
201	December 19, 2020	Aspromonte	4.11
202	January 18, 2008	Sila	4.1
203	March 25, 2011	Golfo di squillace	4.1
204	April 3, 2020	Ionio settentrionale	4.09
205	October 23, 1984	Golfo di taranto	4.07
206	April 1, 2012	Tirreno meridionale	4.07
207	January 27, 2018	Catanzarese	4.07
208	April 17, 1995	Costa calabra settentrionale	4.06
209	March 17, 2000	Calabria meridionale	4.05
210	March 17, 2020	Tirreno meridionale	4.05
211	April 24, 1991	Sila	4.04
212	July 8, 1997	Valle del crati	4.04
213	September 7, 1991	Stretto di messina	4.02
214	August 3, 2000	Valle del crati	4.02
215	January 16, 2020	Sila piccola	4.02
216	January 24, 1990	Crotonese	4.01
217	March 30, 1991	Valle del crati	4.01
218	September 4, 1997	Calabria meridionale	4.01
219	April 26, 2007	Sila greca	4.01
220	December 28, 1999	Crotonese	3.99
221	May 24, 2015	Calabria meridionale	3.99
222	October 2, 1997	Calabria meridionale	3.98
223	March 6, 1739	Catanzarese	3.93
224	April 11, 1825	Appennino lucano	3.93
225	September 17, 1855	Cosentino	3.93
226	April 21, 1898	Scigliano	3.93
227	November 8, 1909	Calabria meridionale	3.93
228	March 31, 1910	Catanzarese	3.93
229	January 27, 1920	Valle del crati	3.93
230	April 10, 1950	Stretto di messina	3.93
231	October 1, 1965	Cosentino	3.93
232	September 25, 1991	Aspromonte	3.92
233	February 8, 1998	Aspromonte	3.91
234	December 6, 1897	San giovanni in fiore	3.9
235	May 14, 1985	Stretto di messina	3.84
236	December 20, 1992	Piana di gioia	3.82
237	June 29, 1970	Catanzarese	3.8
238	February 24, 1740	Catanzarese	3.7
239	March 26, 1740	Catanzarese	3.7
240	April 13, 1785	Vibo valentia	3.7
241	September 20, 1855	Cosenza	3.7
242	November 20, 1909	Stretto di messina	3.7
243	December 12, 1910	Calabria centrale	3.7
244	February 22, 1929	Stretto di messina	3.7
245	February 4, 1933	Crotonese	3.7
246	August 2, 1948	Catanzaro	3.7
247	May 2, 1999	Appennino lucano	3.65
248	June 13, 1992	Piana di gioia	3.64
249	April 21, 1974	Ionio settentrionale	3.55
250	May 9, 1991	Sila greca	3.54

The strongest earthquakes ever from the year 1000 to 2020, divided by areas

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Aosta Valley	Piedmont	Lombardy	Trentino-South Tyrol	Veneto	Friuli-Venezia-Giulia
Emilia-Romagna	Liguria	Tuscany	Umbria	Marche	Lazio
Abruzzo	Molise	Campania	Apulia	Basilicata	Calabria
Sicily	Sardinia	Transalpine Nations	Italy&Neigh.Countries	Italy	Italy (M≥4)
Italy (M≥5)	Italy (M≥6)	Italy (M≥7)	Top 10 Italy