The strongest earthquakes ever in Campania from 1000 to 2020


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.

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

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, 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 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.



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