Significant earthquakes in Italy
Italy: Significant earthquakes was 2 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 97 countries
All-time high
8
in 1783
All-time low
1
in 1001
Years of data
198
1001–2018
Significant earthquakes in Italy, 1001–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for significant earthquakes in Italy is 2, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, significant earthquakes in Italy peaked at 8 in 1783 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1001.
Italy ranks 11th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Significant earthquakes in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1001 | 1 | — |
| 1065 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1086 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1114 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1117 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1125 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1137 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1155 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1169 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1172 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1180 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1184 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1222 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1223 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1231 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1233 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1248 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1259 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1273 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1277 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1279 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1298 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1300 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1319 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1328 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1329 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1345 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1349 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1352 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1361 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1414 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1417 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1446 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1447 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1456 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1461 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1481 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1509 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1511 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1538 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1542 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1550 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1561 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1570 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1582 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1609 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1613 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1624 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1626 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1627 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1631 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1638 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1639 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1640 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1646 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1649 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1654 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1659 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1660 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1661 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1669 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1672 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1688 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1690 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1693 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1694 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1695 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1702 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1703 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1706 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1726 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1727 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1730 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1731 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1732 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1741 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1743 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1751 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1757 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1759 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1767 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1768 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1781 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1783 | 8 | +700.0% |
| 1784 | 2 | -75.0% |
| 1786 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1789 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1802 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1805 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1819 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1823 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1832 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1835 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1837 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1846 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1848 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1851 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1854 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1857 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1859 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1865 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1871 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1873 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1875 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1879 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1889 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1893 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1896 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1897 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1905 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1907 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1908 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1909 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 1910 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 1911 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1915 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1916 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1917 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 1919 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 1921 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1922 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1923 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1924 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 1926 | 3 | -40.0% |
| 1927 | 7 | +133.3% |
| 1928 | 3 | -57.1% |
| 1930 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 1931 | 7 | +75.0% |
| 1933 | 2 | -71.4% |
| 1935 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1939 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1959 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1961 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1962 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1969 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1971 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1972 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1976 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 1978 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 1979 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1980 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1981 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1982 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1985 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1987 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1997 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2009 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Italy's 2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1060s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1080s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1110s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1120s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1130s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1150s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1160s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1170s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1180s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1220s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1230s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1240s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1250s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1270s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1290s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1300s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1310s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1320s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1340s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1350s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1360s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1410s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1440s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1450s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1460s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1480s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1500s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1510s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1530s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1540s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1550s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1560s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1570s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1580s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1600s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1610s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1620s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1630s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1640s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1650s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1660s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1670s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1680s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1690s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1700s | 1.67 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 1720s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1730s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1740s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1750s | 1.67 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1760s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1780s | 2.6 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| 1790s | 1.25 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1800s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1810s | 1.67 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 1820s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1830s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1840s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1850s | 1.67 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1870s | 1.6 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1880s | 1.4 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1890s | 1.17 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1900s | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 1910s | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 1920s | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 1930s | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1950s | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 1960s | 1.4 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1970s | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.43 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.67 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.25 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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More reference data data for Italy
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.927 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 41.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is significant earthquakes in Italy?
- Significant earthquakes in Italy was 2 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest significant earthquakes recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 1783.
- What is the lowest significant earthquakes recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1001.
- How does Italy rank for significant earthquakes?
- Italy ranks 11th out of 97 countries with data for 2018.
- Is significant earthquakes rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Significant earthquakes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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