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Italy earthquakes in 1980

32 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Italy in 1980. The largest: M6.9 2 km N of Cairano, Italy, Nov 23, 1980.

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

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Where every quake of 1980 was located in Italy. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1980

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

The largest

The 25 largest of 1980 in Italy.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 198014.81 km NE of Sangano, Italy
February 198034.86 km E of Cerreto di Spoleto, Italy
March 198014.64 km SE of Viggianello, Italy
April 19800
May 198035.750 km W of Leni, Italy
June 198034.940 km NNW of Marina di Caronia, Italy
July 19800
August 19800
September 19800
October 198014.6113 km N of Ustica, Italy
November 1980176.92 km N of Cairano, Italy
December 198034.84 km SW of Santa Eufemia Lamezia, 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.

Nearby

Italy nowWorldwide in 1980

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.