The strongest earthquakes ever in Campania from 1000 to 2020
Data from INGV, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, ingv.it
Historical series of the strongest earthquakes ever in Campania from the year 1000 to 2020
This page shows the strongest earthquakes ever with epicenter in Campania, 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.
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 Campania, those earthquakes not far from the regional borders have also
sometimes been included.
What was the strongest earthquake ever with its epicenter in Campania?
The strongest earthquake ever with its epicenter in Campania was recorded on December 5, 1456 with a magnitude equal to 7.19 (area/city: Appennino centro-meridionale).
Symbols used for earthquake epicenters in Campania
The color of the icons indicates the magnitude.
White: M<2 .
Green: 2≤M<3 .
Yellow: 3≤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
230 earthquakes,
4 of them with 2≤Mw<3 (1.7%),
71 with 3≤Mw<4 (30.9%),
119 with 4≤Mw<5 (51.7%),
27 with 5≤Mw<6 (11.7%),
7 with 6≤Mw<7 (3.0%),
2 with Mw≥7 (0.9%).
More link:
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 earthquackes since 1000 a.d. with epicenters in Campania
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.
