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Italy earthquakes in 1929

9 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Italy in 1929. The largest: M5.5 5 km W of Rapolano Terme, Italy, Apr 20, 1929.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

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Where every quake of 1929 was located in Italy. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1929

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 192915.443 km SSE of Leuca, Italy
February 19290
March 19290
April 192965.55 km W of Rapolano Terme, Italy
May 192915.43 km W of San Vincenzo, Italy
June 19290
July 192915.23 km ESE of San Jacopo al Girone, Italy
August 19290
September 19290
October 19290
November 19290
December 19290

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Italy nowWorldwide in 1929

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.