The strongest earthquakes ever in Umbria from 1000 to 2020

Historical series of the strongest earthquakes ever in Umbria

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

The strongest earthquake ever with its epicenter in Umbria was recorded on January 14, 1703 with a magnitude equal to 6.92 (area/city: Valnerina).

Symbols used for earthquake epicenters in Umbria

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 343 earthquakes, 37 of them with 3.5≤M_w<4 (10.8%), 243 with 4≤M_w<5 (70.8%), 52 with 5≤M_w<6 (15.2%), 11 with 6≤M_w<7 (3.2%), 0 with M_w≥7 (0.0%).

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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 Umbria

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	January 14, 1703	Valnerina	6.92
2	October 30, 2016	Valnerina	6.61
3	December 1, 1328	Valnerina	6.49
4	January 13, 1832	Valle umbra	6.43
5	July 27, 1751	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	6.38
6	December 25, 1352	Alta valtiberina	6.31
7	April 30, 1279	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	6.2
8	November 6, 1599	Valnerina	6.07
9	April 17, 1747	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	6.05
10	May 12, 1730	Valnerina	6.04
11	October 18, 1389	Alta valtiberina	6.03
12	April 26, 1917	Alta valtiberina	5.99
13	September 26, 1997	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	5.97
14	September 30, 1789	Alta valtiberina	5.89
15	September 19, 1979	Valnerina	5.83
16	April 26, 1458	Alta valtiberina	5.8
17	October 9, 1785	Monti reatini	5.76
18	August 22, 1859	Valnerina	5.73
19	September 26, 1997	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	5.66
20	April 29, 1984	Umbria settentrionale	5.62
21	October 14, 1997	Valnerina	5.62
22	June 27, 1719	Valnerina	5.59
23	February 23, 1879	Valnerina	5.59
24	September 3, 1815	Valnerina	5.58
25	October 11, 1791	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	5.57
26	February 12, 1854	Valle umbra	5.57
27	May 22, 1276	Orvietano	5.56
28	1277 (exact date unknown)	Spoleto	5.56
29	August 24, 2016	Valnerina	5.55
30	February 14, 1838	Valnerina	5.48
31	October 6, 1997	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	5.47
32	September 15, 1878	Valle umbra	5.46
33	June 5, 1767	Valle umbra	5.45
34	September 22, 1747	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	5.42
35	October 20, 1962	Valle umbra	5.34
36	1246 (exact date unknown)	Spoleto	5.33
37	April 23, 1593	Bacino di gubbio	5.33
38	1714 (exact date unknown)	Narni	5.33
39	April 21, 1793	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	5.33
40	January 5, 1974	Valle del chiascio	5.28
41	March 26, 1998	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	5.26
42	October 3, 1997	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	5.22
43	March 24, 1707	Monti martani	5.21
44	August 5, 1838	Valnerina	5.19
45	October 12, 1997	Valnerina	5.19
46	June 11, 1751	Ternano	5.12
47	December 30, 1973	Valle del chiascio	5.11
48	February 8, 1558	Alta valtiberina	5.1
49	November 24, 1592	Valle umbra	5.1
50	1667 (exact date unknown)	Spoleto	5.1
51	June 18, 1721	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	5.1
52	February 28, 1745	Valle umbra	5.1
53	January 15, 1786	Bacino di gubbio	5.1
54	September 9, 1799	Foligno	5.1
55	January 5, 1838	Valnerina	5.1
56	September 21, 1865	Alta valtiberina	5.1
57	April 3, 1998	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	5.1
58	December 18, 1897	Alta valtiberina	5.09
59	July 20, 1792	Ternano	5.06
60	May 12, 1917	Ternano	5.03
61	May 9, 1861	Val di chiana	5.02
62	August 30, 1962	Valnerina	5.02
63	March 21, 1998	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	5
64	December 6, 1957	Orvietano	4.97
65	February 28, 1980	Valnerina	4.97
66	March 23, 1961	Bacino di gubbio	4.96
67	July 28, 1804	Valle umbra	4.95
68	September 26, 1997	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	4.95
69	April 11, 1828	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	4.93
70	June 29, 1910	Valnerina	4.93
71	July 12, 1960	Monti martani	4.93
72	February 12, 1971	Valle del chiascio	4.89
73	November 9, 1997	Valnerina	4.87
74	February 3, 1477	Valle umbra	4.86
75	January 1, 1529	Spoleto	4.86
76	1567 (exact date unknown)	Norcia	4.86
77	June 13, 1590	Valle umbra	4.86
78	July 31, 1614	Perugia	4.86
79	January 1, 1648	Spoleto	4.86
80	February 3, 1655	Spoleto	4.86
81	March 22, 1690	Alta valtiberina	4.86
82	October 4, 1716	Valnerina	4.86
83	October 23, 1730	Bacino di gubbio	4.86
84	January 2, 1752	Valnerina	4.86
85	November 18, 1843	Narni	4.86
86	December 20, 1853	Narni	4.86
87	March 1, 1897	Valfabbrica	4.86
88	May 11, 1984	Umbria settentrionale	4.86
89	October 15, 1693	Bacino di gubbio	4.85
90	September 23, 1726	Bacino di gubbio	4.85
91	July 10, 1996	Alta valtiberina	4.82
92	November 2, 1903	Valnerina	4.81
93	May 26, 1753	Ternano	4.8
94	March 10, 1861	Bacino di gubbio	4.79
95	April 5, 1998	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	4.78
96	October 26, 2016	Valnerina	4.77
97	May 19, 1963	Valnerina	4.74
98	August 24, 2016	Valnerina	4.73
99	June 5, 1993	Valle del topino	4.72
100	May 12, 1997	Monti martani	4.72
101	January 17, 1854	Narni	4.71
102	August 11, 1969	Lago trasimeno	4.7
103	January 19, 1897	Poggiodomo	4.68
104	July 20, 1960	Ternano	4.67
105	October 30, 2016	Valnerina	4.67
106	April 23, 1960	Monti martani	4.66
107	October 4, 1997	Valnerina	4.66
108	October 17, 1982	Perugino	4.65
109	February 13, 1919	Lago trasimeno	4.64
110	August 24, 2016	Valnerina	4.64
111	May 1, 1458	Alta valtiberina	4.63
112	May 17, 1465	Gubbio	4.63
113	December 26, 1466	Gubbio	4.63
114	March 5, 1597	Monti martani	4.63
115	March 31, 1689	Valle umbra	4.63
116	January 26, 1690	Valle umbra	4.63
117	December 31, 1693	Bacino di gubbio	4.63
118	July 13, 1740	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	4.63
119	December 24, 1766	Valnerina	4.63
120	September 22, 1853	Spoleto	4.63
121	September 25, 1931	Cascia	4.63
122	October 17, 1982	Perugino	4.62
123	July 13, 1752	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	4.61
124	February 11, 1971	Valle del chiascio	4.61
125	April 19, 1973	Pietralunga	4.61
126	November 8, 1997	Valnerina	4.61
127	July 19, 1957	Valle umbra	4.58
128	December 2, 1974	Valnerina	4.58
129	May 22, 1876	Spoleto	4.57
130	August 16, 1927	Valnerina	4.57
131	May 31, 1965	Valnerina	4.57
132	December 1, 1927	Bacino di gubbio	4.56
133	October 18, 1982	Perugino	4.56
134	March 26, 1915	Perugino	4.55
135	September 3, 1997	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	4.54
136	November 11, 1915	Ternano	4.53
137	July 18, 1960	Ternano	4.53
138	August 2, 1964	Valnerina	4.53
139	October 30, 2016	Valnerina	4.53
140	March 11, 1881	Valle umbra	4.51
141	October 4, 1971	Valnerina	4.51
142	September 26, 1997	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	4.51
143	April 2, 1971	Valnerina	4.5
144	May 20, 1895	Valle umbra	4.49
145	October 7, 1997	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	4.49
146	April 14, 1918	Monti martani	4.48
147	May 31, 1965	Valle umbra	4.48
148	April 30, 1984	Umbria settentrionale	4.48
149	October 27, 2016	Valnerina	4.48
150	October 30, 2016	Valnerina	4.48
151	July 31, 1914	Gualdo tadino	4.47
152	June 22, 2000	Bacino di gubbio	4.47
153	March 2, 1971	Orvietano	4.46
154	September 19, 1979	Valnerina	4.46
155	May 26, 1882	Cascia	4.45
156	January 17, 1786	Bacino di gubbio	4.44
157	December 22, 1989	Valle umbra	4.44
158	September 3, 2016	Valnerina	4.43
159	January 18, 1911	Lugnano in teverina	4.42
160	October 17, 1982	Perugino	4.42
161	October 30, 2016	Valnerina	4.42
162	February 5, 1906	Valnerina	4.41
163	October 4, 1997	Valnerina	4.41
164	February 7, 1998	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	4.41
165	January 30, 1477	Valle umbra	4.4
166	October 30, 1595	Gubbio	4.4
167	February 3, 1690	Valle umbra	4.4
168	November 14, 1702	Valnerina	4.4
169	June 29, 1703	Valnerina	4.4
170	January 26, 1747	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	4.4
171	July 25, 1748	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	4.4
172	September 2, 1767	Valle umbra	4.4
173	October 31, 1832	Foligno	4.4
174	February 15, 1866	Valle umbra	4.4
175	October 1, 1909	Spoleto	4.4
176	September 7, 1916	Massa martana	4.4
177	March 10, 1941	Sellano	4.4
178	December 17, 1948	Monti reatini	4.4
179	October 4, 1997	Valnerina	4.4
180	October 14, 1997	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	4.4
181	October 27, 2016	Valnerina	4.4
182	June 4, 1993	Valle del topino	4.39
183	September 26, 1997	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	4.39
184	July 28, 1931	Ternano	4.38
185	October 4, 1997	Valnerina	4.38
186	May 26, 1970	Ternano	4.37
187	May 30, 2016	Orvietano	4.37
188	August 25, 1977	Ternano	4.36
189	October 17, 1982	Perugino	4.36
190	April 30, 1984	Umbria settentrionale	4.36
191	October 13, 1997	Valnerina	4.36
192	October 15, 1997	Valnerina	4.36
193	October 15, 1997	Valnerina	4.36
194	May 25, 1970	Ternano	4.35
195	March 16, 1980	Valnerina	4.35
196	December 8, 1891	Alta valtiberina	4.34
197	September 27, 1997	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	4.34
198	October 12, 1997	Valnerina	4.34
199	October 12, 1997	Valnerina	4.34
200	October 16, 1997	Valnerina	4.34
201	November 30, 1997	Valnerina	4.34
202	October 29, 2016	Valnerina	4.34
203	October 13, 1997	Valnerina	4.33
204	October 16, 1997	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	4.33
205	October 30, 2016	Valnerina	4.33
206	May 29, 1965	Valle umbra	4.32
207	July 30, 1978	Ternano	4.32
208	October 18, 1982	Perugino	4.31
209	September 27, 1997	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	4.31
210	October 30, 2016	Valnerina	4.31
211	October 30, 2016	Valnerina	4.31
212	December 31, 1997	Valnerina	4.3
213	October 30, 2016	Valnerina	4.3
214	November 30, 1927	Bacino di gubbio	4.29
215	October 12, 1997	Valnerina	4.29
216	December 16, 2000	Ternano	4.29
217	March 1, 1980	Valnerina	4.28
218	October 2, 1997	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	4.28
219	April 3, 1998	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	4.28
220	June 11, 2000	Monte subasio	4.28
221	May 14, 1980	Valnerina	4.27
222	October 25, 1997	Valnerina	4.27
223	December 18, 1971	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	4.26
224	October 19, 1982	Perugino	4.26
225	October 16, 1997	Valnerina	4.26
226	November 21, 1892	Alta valtiberina	4.25
227	August 25, 1895	Sellano	4.25
228	May 8, 1958	Valnerina	4.25
229	June 2, 1998	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	4.25
230	September 24, 1904	Valle umbra	4.24
231	December 9, 1905	Valle umbra	4.24
232	October 17, 1997	Valnerina	4.24
233	April 5, 1921	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	4.23
234	October 19, 1997	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	4.23
235	December 15, 2009	Valle del tevere	4.23
236	October 16, 2016	Valnerina	4.23
237	February 13, 1878	Cascia	4.22
238	May 19, 1900	Arrone	4.22
239	December 5, 1978	Nocera umbra	4.22
240	December 22, 2013	Bacino di gubbio	4.22
241	October 30, 2016	Valnerina	4.22
242	October 27, 2016	Valnerina	4.21
243	October 30, 2016	Valnerina	4.21
244	October 30, 2016	Valnerina	4.21
245	September 12, 1897	Valle umbra	4.19
246	September 7, 1997	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	4.19
247	June 5, 1998	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	4.19
248	February 6, 1960	Valle umbra	4.18
249	September 27, 1997	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	4.17
250	September 27, 1997	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	4.17
251	October 7, 1997	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	4.17
252	September 1, 2019	Valnerina	4.17
253	February 28, 1471	Gubbio	4.16
254	May 31, 1496	Valle umbra	4.16
255	August 22, 1668	Alta valtiberina	4.16
256	February 22, 1693	Alta valtiberina	4.16
257	October 12, 1693	Bacino di gubbio	4.16
258	October 18, 1702	Valnerina	4.16
259	May 20, 1704	Valnerina	4.16
260	April 18, 1725	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	4.16
261	July 14, 1891	Trevi	4.16
262	August 11, 1900	Giano dell'umbria	4.16
263	January 19, 1901	Orvieto	4.16
264	August 4, 1901	Valle umbra	4.16
265	June 14, 1902	Giano dell'umbria	4.16
266	February 6, 1909	Ternano	4.16
267	May 7, 1929	Valle umbra	4.16
268	June 6, 1935	Valle umbra	4.16
269	April 5, 1936	Valle umbra	4.16
270	July 2, 1940	Assisi	4.16
271	April 19, 1943	Perugino	4.16
272	March 23, 1954	Collestatte	4.16
273	March 12, 1957	Valnerina	4.16
274	September 26, 1997	Perugino	4.16
275	September 27, 1997	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	4.16
276	August 28, 2010	Valle umbra	4.16
277	September 21, 1979	Valnerina	4.15
278	October 31, 2016	Valnerina	4.15
279	December 15, 2005	Val nerina	4.14
280	March 22, 1918	Alta valtiberina	4.13
281	November 19, 1989	Valnerina	4.13
282	October 31, 2016	Valnerina	4.13
283	September 12, 1990	Valle umbra	4.12
284	June 20, 1904	Assisi	4.1
285	April 29, 1984	Umbria settentrionale	4.1
286	November 27, 1997	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	4.1
287	December 18, 2013	Bacino di gubbio	4.1
288	August 31, 2016	Valnerina	4.1
289	October 30, 2016	Valnerina	4.1
290	November 1, 2016	Valnerina	4.1
291	August 24, 2016	Valnerina	4.09
292	January 6, 1896	Narni	4.08
293	August 8, 2000	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	4.08
294	January 2, 2017	Valle umbra	4.08
295	June 25, 1962	Valnerina	4.07
296	October 14, 1997	Valnerina	4.07
297	February 9, 2017	Valle umbra	4.07
298	October 16, 1997	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	4.05
299	October 4, 1997	Valnerina	4.03
300	October 12, 1997	Valnerina	4.02
301	October 14, 1997	Valnerina	4.02
302	March 21, 1998	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	4.02
303	June 1, 1998	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	4.02
304	April 15, 2010	Alta valtiberina	4.02
305	November 10, 1997	Valnerina	4
306	November 2, 2016	Valnerina	4
307	August 24, 2016	Valnerina	3.99
308	October 27, 2016	Valnerina	3.99
309	October 30, 2016	Valnerina	3.99
310	October 30, 2016	Valnerina	3.99
311	October 30, 2016	Valnerina	3.99
312	June 25, 1998	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	3.98
313	November 16, 2016	Valnerina	3.98
314	September 15, 2016	Valnerina	3.97
315	April 21, 1899	Narni	3.96
316	October 7, 1997	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	3.96
317	October 7, 1997	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	3.96
318	October 11, 1997	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	3.96
319	December 7, 1997	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	3.94
320	May 31, 1740	Valle umbra	3.93
321	April 23, 1898	Alta valnerina	3.93
322	August 9, 1913	Pietralunga	3.93
323	September 16, 1915	Valnerina	3.93
324	October 7, 1930	Cascia	3.93
325	November 3, 1941	Perugia	3.93
326	September 27, 1997	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	3.9
327	October 15, 1997	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	3.9
328	April 3, 1998	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	3.9
329	January 2, 1998	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	3.89
330	September 28, 1997	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	3.88
331	November 9, 1997	Valnerina	3.86
332	March 22, 1998	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	3.86
333	September 10, 1997	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	3.85
334	September 9, 1985	Orvietano	3.81
335	September 9, 1997	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	3.78
336	February 16, 1998	Valnerina	3.75
337	July 31, 1752	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	3.7
338	July 19, 1917	Valle umbra	3.7
339	March 28, 1949	Valnerina	3.7
340	February 3, 1963	Pietralunga	3.7
341	August 11, 2000	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	3.58
342	April 16, 2001	Appennino umbro-marchigiano	3.57
343	February 9, 1994	Val di paglia	3.55

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

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