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Italy earthquakes in 1977

17 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Italy in 1977. The largest: M5.6 4 km E of Marina di Camerota, Italy, Dec 30, 1977.

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

19761978

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Where every quake of 1977 was located in Italy. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1977

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19770
February 19770
March 197724.725 km SE of Vieste, Italy
April 197724.835 km SE of Noli, Italy
May 19770
June 197755.312 km WNW of Malfa, Italy
July 19770
August 197725.196 km SSW of Sant'Anna Arresi, Italy
September 197725.14 km NNE of Anduins, Italy
October 19770
November 19770
December 197745.64 km E of Marina di Camerota, Italy

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.

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Italy nowWorldwide in 1977

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.