List of earthquakes in Irpinia explained

This is a list of earthquakes that have occurred in the Italian seismic district of Irpinia since the 15th century. It comprises all of the significant earthquakes whose epicenter was located in Irpinia, not those whose epicenter was outside the area, but may have still have an effect on it. The death toll includes the total number of deaths as a result of the earthquake, not only those that occurred in Irpinia.

Earthquakes

DateNameEpicenterMagnitudeDeathsRef.
December 5, 14561456 Central Italy earthquakesUnknown7.4 Mw30,000–40,000[1]
January 15, 14661466 Irpinia earthquakeSouth of the Sella di Conza pass in Monti Eremita - Marzano in the southern Apennines6.5 MwHundreds
March 29, 15171517 Irpinia earthquakeBetween the Formicoso plateau and Baronia5.4 ML26+
September 8, 16941694 Irpinia–Basilicata earthquakeHead of the Ofanto River6.87 ML6,000
March 14, 17021702 IrpiniaBenevento earthquakeMiddle of the Calore valley, east of Benevento4.9 ML400
November 29, 17321732 Irpinia earthquakeGrottaminarda6.6 MwThousands
April 9, 18531853 Irpinia earthquakeNear the Sele in southern Irpinia5.6 MLAround 12
June 7, 19101910 Irpinia earthquakeCalitri5.7 ML50
July 23, 19301930 Irpinia earthquakeBetween Lacedonia and Bisaccia6.7 Mw1404
August 21, 19621962 Irpinia earthquakeBetween Valle del Miscano and the Ufita River in northern Irpinia6.1 ML17
November 23, 19801980 Irpinia earthquakeUpper Sele Valley6.9 Mw2,914[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: The following is a list of the worst earthquakes.... October 11, 1980. United Press International. September 13, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180902011019/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1980/10/11/The-following-is-a-list-of-the-worst-earthquakes/8357340084800/. September 2, 2018. live.
  2. Marturano. Aldo. June 2007. The January 15, 1466 and November 23, 1980 Irpinia (Italy) earthquakes. live. Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata. 123. https://web.archive.org/web/20180913044049/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/286948557/download. September 13, 2018. ResearchGate.