The strongest earthquakes ever in Lazio from 1000 to 2020

Historical series of the strongest earthquakes ever in Lazio

This page shows the strongest earthquakes ever with epicenter in Lazio, 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 Lazio, 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 Lazio?

The strongest earthquake ever with its epicenter in Lazio was recorded on September 9, 1349 with a magnitude equal to 6.8 (area/city: Lazio-molise).

Symbols used for earthquake epicenters in Lazio

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 267 earthquakes, 32 of them with 3.5≤M_w<4 (12.0%), 190 with 4≤M_w<5 (71.2%), 39 with 5≤M_w<6 (14.6%), 6 with 6≤M_w<7 (2.2%), 0 with M_w≥7 (0.0%).

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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 Lazio

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	September 9, 1349	Lazio-molise	6.8
2	July 24, 1654	Sorano	6.33
3	September 9, 1349	Appennino laziale-abruzzese	6.27
4	December 1, 1298	Monti reatini	6.26
5	October 7, 1639	Monti della laga	6.21
6	August 24, 2016	Monti della laga	6.18
7	April 28, 1646	Monti della laga	5.9
8	June 11, 1695	Lazio settentrionale	5.8
9	August 26, 1806	Colli albani	5.61
10	May 9, 1170	Frusinate	5.56
11	September 13, 1348	Subiaco	5.56
12	June 27, 1898	Reatino	5.5
13	November 16, 1916	Alto reatino	5.5
14	December 6, 1874	Val comino	5.48
15	May 11, 1984	Monti della meta	5.47
16	December 31, 1948	Monti reatini	5.42
17	July 12, 1873	Val comino	5.38
18	September 10, 1919	Val di paglia	5.36
19	October 15, 1160	Subiaco	5.33
20	February 2, 1438	Colli albani	5.33
21	June 30, 1627	Monti della laga	5.33
22	April 24, 1901	Sabina	5.25
23	March 24, 1693	Lazio-molise	5.22
24	October 22, 1919	Anzio	5.22
25	August 24, 1877	Lazio meridionale	5.21
26	July 31, 1901	Sorano	5.16
27	January 22, 1892	Colli albani	5.14
28	1005 (exact date unknown)	Cassino	5.1
29	January 27, 1091	Roma	5.1
30	January 16, 1161	Frusinate	5.1
31	June 1, 1231	Cassinese	5.1
32	1367 (exact date unknown)	Cassinese	5.1
33	March 10, 1502	Reatino	5.1
34	July 21, 1689	Reatino	5.1
35	December 31, 1770	Sorano	5.1
36	May 26, 1819	Tarquinia	5.1
37	March 22, 1821	Rieti	5.1
38	March 16, 1883	Monti prenestini	5.1
39	November 7, 1883	Monti della laga	5.1
40	July 19, 1899	Colli albani	5.1
41	October 31, 1961	Reatino	5.09
42	September 23, 1915	Marsica	5.07
43	October 26, 1876	Monti prenestini	5.06
44	January 19, 1484	Sabina	5.02
45	January 21, 1743	Lazio settentrionale	5.01
46	October 27, 1949	Monti reatini	4.98
47	April 11, 1957	Valle del salto	4.94
48	February 16, 2013	Valle del liri	4.94
49	August 26, 2016	Monti della laga	4.94
50	June 17, 1885	Monti reatini	4.9
51	December 26, 1927	Colli albani	4.89
52	January 14, 1915	Marsica	4.88
53	June 1, 1829	Colli albani	4.87
54	July 19, 1738	Lazio settentrionale	4.86
55	December 31, 1765	Valle dell'aniene	4.86
56	February 28, 1773	Colli albani	4.86
57	March 22, 1812	Campagna romana	4.86
58	July 17, 1844	Monti prenestini	4.86
59	January 19, 1863	Cassinese	4.86
60	November 1, 1895	Campagna romana	4.83
61	January 21, 1915	Marsica	4.83
62	February 6, 1971	Tuscania	4.83
63	May 17, 1647	Viterbese	4.82
64	April 5, 1915	Valle dell'aniene	4.8
65	August 22, 2005	Costa laziale	4.78
66	February 27, 1915	Marsica	4.77
67	July 2, 1969	Monti della tolfa	4.77
68	December 29, 1800	Colli albani	4.74
69	October 23, 1902	Reatino	4.74
70	April 10, 1911	Colli albani	4.74
71	March 7, 1950	Monti della laga	4.74
72	December 23, 1877	Viterbese	4.72
73	January 26, 1916	Sorano	4.72
74	July 21, 1963	Monti della laga	4.71
75	May 14, 1837	Cassinese	4.69
76	September 2, 1883	Colli albani	4.67
77	June 12, 1914	Cassinese	4.66
78	January 4, 1949	Monti reatini	4.65
79	February 2, 1963	Reatino	4.64
80	1519 (exact date unknown)	Reatino	4.63
81	October 18, 1745	Cassinese	4.63
82	September 24, 1782	Colli albani	4.63
83	July 25, 1793	Isole pontine	4.63
84	August 15, 1795	Monti tiburtini	4.63
85	July 5, 1848	Isola di ventotene	4.63
86	July 24, 1880	Isola di ventotene	4.63
87	January 13, 1882	Monti volsini	4.63
88	February 6, 1884	Colli albani	4.63
89	January 17, 1886	Albano	4.63
90	September 20, 1909	Ischia di castro	4.63
91	July 1, 1984	Monti della meta	4.63
92	August 24, 2016	Monti della laga	4.63
93	June 21, 1920	Val comino	4.62
94	April 12, 1961	Alto aniene	4.62
95	May 11, 1984	Monti della meta	4.62
96	January 14, 1915	Marsica	4.6
97	August 25, 2016	Monti della laga	4.6
98	April 17, 1969	Terelle	4.59
99	April 10, 1885	Appennino laziale-abruzzese	4.57
100	October 6, 1908	Sorano	4.57
101	August 25, 2016	Monti della laga	4.57
102	April 26, 1731	Cassinese	4.56
103	December 26, 1910	Monti della laga	4.56
104	August 12, 1938	Appennino laziale-abruzzese	4.56
105	August 16, 1877	Rocca di papa	4.55
106	August 2, 1893	Valnerina	4.55
107	April 10, 1961	Alto aniene	4.55
108	August 24, 2016	Monti della laga	4.54
109	January 18, 2017	Monti della laga	4.54
110	January 4, 1968	Sabina	4.53
111	February 8, 1750	Colli albani	4.5
112	October 3, 1785	Monti tiburtini	4.5
113	May 11, 1984	Monti della meta	4.49
114	June 8, 1754	Colli albani	4.47
115	December 4, 1915	Marsica	4.47
116	April 9, 1924	Val di paglia	4.47
117	September 2, 1963	Monti cimini	4.47
118	May 7, 1984	Monti della meta	4.47
119	August 24, 2016	Alto reatino	4.47
120	July 2, 1969	Monti della tolfa	4.46
121	October 2, 1967	Terelle	4.45
122	August 2, 1951	Appennino umbro-reatino	4.44
123	March 16, 1960	Monti della laga	4.44
124	October 18, 2001	Valle del salto	4.43
125	August 15, 1998	Reatino	4.42
126	January 18, 2017	Monti della laga	4.41
127	November 30, 1298	Rieti	4.4
128	June 6, 1577	Colli albani	4.4
129	May 9, 1699	Viterbese	4.4
130	September 19, 1723	Cassinese	4.4
131	September 10, 1748	Colli albani	4.4
132	November 1, 1755	Val di paglia	4.4
133	February 2, 1756	Sezze	4.4
134	July 31, 1759	Monti simbruini	4.4
135	April 5, 1761	Cassinese	4.4
136	August 19, 1777	Sorano	4.4
137	April 6, 1784	Colli albani	4.4
138	July 21, 1806	Cassinese	4.4
139	July 13, 1810	Colli albani	4.4
140	September 5, 1886	Alto aniene	4.4
141	July 21, 1889	Ischia di castro	4.4
142	October 1, 1891	Pignataro	4.4
143	January 21, 1892	Valle del salto	4.4
144	November 16, 1892	Isola di ponza	4.4
145	June 19, 1901	Sipicciano	4.4
146	June 21, 1903	Lazio settentrionale	4.4
147	March 3, 1907	Isola di ponza	4.4
148	August 21, 1908	Cassinese	4.4
149	December 30, 1919	Anzio	4.4
150	December 14, 1962	Alvito	4.4
151	June 16, 1917	Sorano	4.39
152	March 27, 1922	Monti volsini	4.39
153	August 7, 1884	Colli albani	4.38
154	June 29, 1889	Cassinese	4.37
155	May 11, 1984	Monti della meta	4.37
156	January 18, 2017	Monti della laga	4.37
157	May 26, 1931	Cassinese	4.36
158	August 28, 1720	Cassinese	4.35
159	September 8, 1941	Alto aniene	4.35
160	April 11, 1987	Colli albani	4.35
161	May 13, 1923	Valle del salto	4.33
162	May 8, 1984	Monti della meta	4.33
163	October 23, 1989	Colli albani	4.32
164	August 24, 2016	Monti della laga	4.32
165	October 30, 2016	Monti della laga	4.31
166	April 6, 1889	Sabina	4.3
167	December 22, 1910	Monti della laga	4.3
168	July 1, 1906	Reatino	4.29
169	November 5, 1973	Cassinese	4.29
170	February 20, 2008	Valle del liri	4.29
171	June 27, 2000	Valle dell'aniene	4.28
172	June 29, 1855	Colli albani	4.27
173	May 14, 1984	Monti della meta	4.27
174	October 1, 1980	Frusinate	4.26
175	May 13, 1931	Alto viterbese	4.25
176	March 11, 2000	Valle dell'aniene	4.25
177	November 12, 2016	Monti della laga	4.25
178	December 3, 2017	Monti della laga	4.25
179	June 27, 2000	Valle dell'aniene	4.24
180	October 21, 1931	Ciociaria	4.23
181	October 19, 1989	Colli albani	4.23
182	August 6, 2009	Sorano	4.23
183	October 30, 1973	Monti della meta	4.21
184	October 10, 1999	Alto reatino	4.21
185	October 30, 2016	Monti della laga	4.21
186	October 7, 1907	Sorano	4.2
187	October 14, 1917	Montefiascone	4.2
188	November 6, 1997	Monti tiburtini	4.19
189	October 21, 2007	Reatino	4.19
190	August 24, 2016	Alto reatino	4.19
191	July 7, 1912	Sorano	4.18
192	October 16, 1966	Valle del liri	4.18
193	July 21, 1689	Reatino	4.16
194	March 30, 1711	Cassinese	4.16
195	July 14, 1718	Cassinese	4.16
196	June 14, 1759	Lazio settentrionale	4.16
197	June 22, 1773	Colli albani	4.16
198	January 11, 1781	Isole pontine	4.16
199	February 25, 1781	Colli albani	4.16
200	April 13, 1781	Isole pontine	4.16
201	December 23, 1835	Cassinese	4.16
202	December 12, 1861	Colli albani	4.16
203	October 8, 1876	Alvito	4.16
204	April 28, 1883	Villa santa lucia	4.16
205	March 23, 1885	Cassinese	4.16
206	November 29, 1889	Giulianello	4.16
207	March 25, 1895	Cassinese	4.16
208	June 17, 1897	Veroli	4.16
209	January 5, 1899	Cassinese	4.16
210	January 11, 1909	Terelle	4.16
211	July 29, 1909	Terelle	4.16
212	June 20, 1915	Marsica	4.16
213	December 4, 1919	Anzio	4.16
214	December 12, 1929	Monti volsini	4.16
215	January 14, 1949	Monti reatini	4.16
216	June 3, 1949	Monti reatini	4.16
217	June 4, 1949	Calcata	4.16
218	March 12, 1950	Monti della laga	4.16
219	August 31, 1909	Roma	4.15
220	November 29, 1999	Monti della laga	4.15
221	October 29, 1894	Alto aniene	4.12
222	April 12, 2008	Colli albani	4.12
223	October 8, 2016	Monti della laga	4.1
224	October 30, 2016	Monti della laga	4.1
225	January 18, 2017	Monti della laga	4.1
226	February 21, 1906	Colli albani	4.08
227	October 24, 1992	Monti della laga	4.08
228	June 27, 2000	Reatino	4.08
229	December 29, 1900	Val roveto	4.06
230	January 29, 2017	Monti della laga	4.06
231	May 12, 1984	Monti della meta	4.05
232	December 3, 1984	Monti della meta	4.05
233	June 30, 2017	Alto reatino	4.04
234	September 21, 1902	Ciociaria	4.02
235	September 19, 2016	Monti della laga	4
236	August 24, 2016	Monti della laga	3.99
237	October 30, 2016	Monti della laga	3.99
238	December 20, 2001	Valle dell'aniene	3.96
239	August 25, 2016	Monti della laga	3.95
240	October 5, 1759	Cassinese	3.93
241	February 18, 1811	Colli albani	3.93
242	July 28, 1886	Ceccano	3.93
243	March 11, 1902	Colli albani	3.93
244	May 26, 1903	Reatino	3.93
245	March 6, 1910	Monti reatini	3.93
246	December 22, 1910	Monti della laga	3.93
247	December 1, 1914	Cassinese	3.93
248	July 6, 1915	Monti tiburtini	3.93
249	December 2, 1917	Cassinese	3.93
250	December 19, 1989	Colli albani	3.9
251	May 28, 2000	Valle dell'aniene	3.88
252	May 7, 1984	Monti della meta	3.87
253	June 15, 1936	Monti volsini	3.84
254	June 19, 1990	Alto aniene	3.82
255	June 12, 1995	Campagna romana	3.79
256	March 12, 1893	Colli albani	3.78
257	March 23, 2001	Sabina	3.77
258	February 7, 1992	Monti volsini	3.76
259	June 23, 2019	Colli albani	3.76
260	May 7, 1699	Viterbese	3.7
261	April 11, 1827	Isole pontine	3.7
262	December 12, 1872	Cassinese	3.7
263	December 29, 1910	Cassinese	3.7
264	September 15, 1924	Monti reatini	3.66
265	April 23, 1989	Colli albani	3.64
266	November 13, 2000	Valle dell'aniene	3.57
267	April 30, 1988	Colli albani	3.55

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

Click on the region of interest to select events in that area.

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