Recent earthquake activity
Earthquakes in Italy: latest news, today and the last 30 days
Italy’s Apennine spine is riddled with active faults where the African and Eurasian plates converge. Central Italy in particular has suffered repeated deadly earthquakes, including L’Aquila in 2009.
Updated 2026-10-21 01:14 UTC
Latest earthquake news in Italy
The most notable recent events in Italy, newest first. Each links to its own page with the full record, a map and felt reports. This page is rebuilt every 30 minutes.
- M 3.6 near Leni, Italy
depth 30.9 km · SICILY, ITALY
- M 3.8 near Leni, Italy
depth 31.2 km · SICILY, ITALY
- M 4.0 near Glarus, Switzerland
depth 3.9 km · 6 km E of Linthal, Switzerland
Italy earthquake activity at a glance
What the last 30 days look like in Italy
49 earthquakes of magnitude 2.0 or above were recorded in the last 7 days, up from 32 the week before. In the last 24 hours: 9.
The largest was M4.9 on October 8, 81 km NNW of Malfa, Italy, 367.1 km deep.
Map of recent earthquakes in Italy and the surrounding area
Circle size shows magnitude and color shows depth. Select a marker to highlight its event below.
Every recorded event
169 earthquakes of magnitude 2.0+ recorded in Italy and the surrounding area in the last 30 days. The newest 60 are shown.
Both the USGS global catalog and the EMSC European-Mediterranean catalog are used here, deduplicated — EMSC records the small local events the global catalog does not. 168 of the events below come from EMSC.
M 3.6 SICILY, ITALY
M 3.8 SICILY, ITALY
M 2.2 17 km E of Ustica, Italy
M 2.2 9 km W of Jausiers, France
M 2.5 9 km W of Gryon, Switzerland
M 2.2 7 km NNW of Cusy, France
M 2.9 15 km NNW of Marina di Camerota, Italy
M 2.0 SICILY, ITALY
M 2.0 4 km SW of Concerviano, Italy
M 2.0 8 km S of Capo d'Orlando, Italy
M 2.7 2 km NE of Jesenice, Croatia
M 2.1 8 km SSW of Coreglia Antelminelli, Italy
M 2.1 6 km SW of La Motte, France
M 2.1 5 km WNW of Bargemon, France
M 2.2 31 km SW of Marotta, Italy
M 2.0 9 km SW of Milazzo, Italy
M 2.0 4 km E of Smerillo, Italy
M 2.4 8 km E of Milo, Italy
M 2.3 2 km SSW of Comunanza, Italy
M 3.0 9 km NW of Bronte, Italy
M 2.5 3 km SE of Bagnoli, Italy
M 4.0 6 km E of Linthal, Switzerland
M 2.4 9 km NW of Bronte, Italy
M 2.1 7 km NW of Bronte, Italy
M 2.2 3 km ESE of Cusano Mutri, Italy
M 2.0 3 km E of Cusano Mutri, Italy
M 2.6 5 km ESE of Cusano Mutri, Italy
M 2.3 4 km ESE of Cusano Mutri, Italy
M 2.4 4 km SSW of Gioia Sannitica, Italy
M 2.2 48 km W of Siracusa, Italy
M 2.1 10 km SSW of Courmayeur, Italy
M 2.1 10 km NNE of Castiglione della Pescaia, Italy
M 2.9 23 km SSE of Sparta', Italy
M 2.0 8 km S of Baška, Croatia
M 2.4 34 km SW of Marotta, Italy
M 2.0 2 km N of Pellestrina, Italy
M 2.7 CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN SEA
M 2.4 7 km SW of Široki Brijeg, Bosnia & Herzegovina
M 2.5 25 km SSE of Sparta', Italy
M 2.2 3 km ESE of Berceto, Italy
M 2.4 31 km SW of Marotta, Italy
M 2.0 2 km SE of San Vincenzo la Costa, Italy
M 2.0 7 km S of Pigna, Italy
M 2.4 20 km SSE of Rometta Marea, Italy
M 2.0 1 km E of Fornelli, Italy
M 2.0 10 km SSW of Ponte di Legno, Italy
M 2.1 5 km ENE of Mulazzo, Italy
M 2.1 5 km S of Pizzo, Italy
M 2.0 4 km NW of Capitignano, Italy
M 2.2 12 km SSW of Courmayeur, Italy
M 2.4 36 km SE of Santa Domenica, Italy
M 2.7 44 km SW of Canneto, Italy
M 2.0 2 km ESE of Fornelli, Italy
M 2.4 1 km SSE of Santa Maria, Italy
M 2.2 14 km SSE of San Nicandro Garganico, Italy
M 2.2 3 km SSE of Ampezzo, Italy
M 2.7 2 km N of Rialto, Italy
M 2.3 4 km NNW of Caltavuturo, Italy
M 2.0 42 km NW of Capo Rizzuto, Italy
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Frequently asked questions
Was there an earthquake in Italy today?
Yes — 9 earthquakes of magnitude 2.0 or above were recorded in the last 24 hours. The most recent was M2.2 near Leni, Italy, 2 h ago. The list on this page is rebuilt every 30 minutes, newest first.
How many earthquakes does Italy get?
169 of magnitude 2.0 or above in the last 30 days, 49 of them in the last 7. Most are too small to feel; that is normal for a seismically active region.
What was the biggest recent earthquake in Italy?
Magnitude 4.9 on October 8, 2026, 81 km NNW of Malfa, Italy, at a depth of 367.1 km.
How deep are earthquakes in Italy?
In the last 30 days they ranged from 0.0 km to 367.1 km deep. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly near the epicentre; deep ones are felt weakly over a wider area.
How can I get earthquake alerts for Italy?
Install the free SeismoWatch Android app, draw a box over Italy, set a minimum magnitude, and turn alerts on. Alerts are sent after an event is published, so they are not an early warning.
Where does this data come from?
From the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) global catalog and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), deduplicated. Each event links to its own page with the full record.
The strongest earthquakes recorded in Italy since 1960
The 10 largest events of magnitude 6.0 or above in the Italy monitoring area, from the USGS catalog. Recent activity is best read against this: a region's ordinary weeks look very different from its worst days.
| Magnitude | Location | Date | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 6.9 | 2 km N of Cairano, Italy | November 23, 1980 | 10.0 km |
| M 6.6 | 5 km ESE of Preci, Italy | October 30, 2016 | 8.0 km |
| M 6.5 | 3 km SW of Prato, Italy | May 6, 1976 | 9.0 km |
| M 6.4 | 2 km WSW of Petrinja, Croatia | December 29, 2020 | 10.0 km |
| M 6.3 | 58 km SSE of San Lorenzo al Mare, Italy | July 19, 1963 | 15.0 km |
| M 6.3 | 3 km SE of Sassa, Italy | April 6, 2009 | 8.8 km |
| M 6.2 | 4 km ENE of Baška Voda, Croatia | January 11, 1962 | 15.0 km |
| M 6.2 | 23 km WSW of San Lucido, Italy | June 1, 2026 | 243.0 km |
| M 6.2 | 3 km SW of Montecalvo Irpino, Italy | August 21, 1962 | 20.0 km |
| M 6.2 | 8 km WSW of Budva, Montenegro | May 24, 1979 | 8.0 km |
Coverage and data notes
Events are preliminary, so magnitudes and locations may be revised. This page uses a rectangular monitoring area around Italy, so border areas and nearby offshore zones can include events outside the administrative boundary. Completeness varies: a national network usually records more small earthquakes than the catalogs used here, so treat the counts as a floor rather than a census.
Event data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), in Venezuela FUNVISIS and in Brazil the RSBR through the Centro de Sismologia da USP. Populated places and time zones: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Preliminary solutions are revised as more observations arrive.