November 2, 1870 Earthquake: Calabria, Italy

Name: November 2, 1870 Earthquake: Calabria, Italy
Start: 1870-11-02
Location: Calabria, Italy

November 2, 1870

An earthquake struck Calabria, Italy on November 2, 1870 at 03:30 UTC. It caused a tsunami.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date: November 2, 1870
Time: 03:30 UTC
Place: Calabria, Italy
Tsunami: Yes: the tsunami it caused
Country: Italy

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

Significant earthquakes of 1870 The 1800s This day in weather history

Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 7790.