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.
Map
Where every quake of 1980 was located in Italy. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1980
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.84 km SW of Santa Eufemia Lamezia, Italy · 76 km deep
- 4.51 km NNE of Rapone, Italy · 10 km deep
- 4.71 km SSW of Muro Lucano, Italy · 10 km deep
- 5.11 km SSW of Nuova Conza della Campania, Italy · 10 km deep
- 4.65 km NE of Sasso di Castalda, Italy · 10 km deep
- 4.72 km ESE of Carife, Italy · 10 km deep
- 4.54 km NNE of Andretta-Mattinella, Italy · 10 km deep
- 4.54 km SW of Ruoti, Italy · 10 km deep
- 5.30 km S of San Gregorio Magno, Italy · 10 km deep
- 4.63 km N of Ricigliano, Italy · 10 km deep
- 4.52 km WSW of Paternopoli, Italy · 10 km deep
- 4.556 km NNW of Malfa, Italy · 329 km deep
- 4.54 km ESE of Laviano, Italy · 10 km deep
- 4.74 km N of Teora, Italy · 10 km deep
- 4.52 km NNW of Laviano, Italy · 10 km deep
- 4.64 km S of Bisaccia, Italy · 10 km deep
- 4.71 km W of Sant'Andrea di Conza, Italy · 10 km deep
- 4.51 km SE of Baragiano, Italy · 10 km deep
- 4.61 km SSW of Anzano di Puglia, Italy · 10 km deep
- 6.92 km N of Cairano, Italy · 10 km deep
- 4.6113 km N of Ustica, Italy · 501 km deep
- 4.61 km N of Corvara, Italy · 20 km deep
- 4.62 km WSW of Cutigliano, Italy · 16 km deep
- 4.940 km NNW of Marina di Caronia, Italy · 10 km deep
- 5.750 km W of Leni, Italy · 14 km deep
- 4.51 km S of Calvello, Italy · 24 km deep
- 4.560 km NNW of Malfa, Italy · 338 km deep
- 4.64 km SE of Viggianello, Italy · 19 km deep
- 4.86 km E of Cerreto di Spoleto, Italy · 10 km deep
- 4.60 km WSW of Andreotta, Italy · 12 km deep
- 4.513 km ENE of Santa Marina Salina, Italy · 260 km deep
- 4.81 km NE of Sangano, Italy · 12 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1980 in Italy.
- 6.92 km N of Cairano, Italy · 10 km deep
- 5.750 km W of Leni, Italy · 14 km deep
- 5.30 km S of San Gregorio Magno, Italy · 10 km deep
- 5.11 km SSW of Nuova Conza della Campania, Italy · 10 km deep
- 4.940 km NNW of Marina di Caronia, Italy · 10 km deep
- 4.84 km SW of Santa Eufemia Lamezia, Italy · 76 km deep
- 4.86 km E of Cerreto di Spoleto, Italy · 10 km deep
- 4.81 km NE of Sangano, Italy · 12 km deep
- 4.71 km SSW of Muro Lucano, Italy · 10 km deep
- 4.72 km ESE of Carife, Italy · 10 km deep
- 4.74 km N of Teora, Italy · 10 km deep
- 4.71 km W of Sant'Andrea di Conza, Italy · 10 km deep
- 4.65 km NE of Sasso di Castalda, Italy · 10 km deep
- 4.63 km N of Ricigliano, Italy · 10 km deep
- 4.64 km S of Bisaccia, Italy · 10 km deep
- 4.61 km SSW of Anzano di Puglia, Italy · 10 km deep
- 4.6113 km N of Ustica, Italy · 501 km deep
- 4.61 km N of Corvara, Italy · 20 km deep
- 4.62 km WSW of Cutigliano, Italy · 16 km deep
- 4.64 km SE of Viggianello, Italy · 19 km deep
- 4.60 km WSW of Andreotta, Italy · 12 km deep
- 4.51 km NNE of Rapone, Italy · 10 km deep
- 4.54 km NNE of Andretta-Mattinella, Italy · 10 km deep
- 4.54 km SW of Ruoti, Italy · 10 km deep
- 4.52 km WSW of Paternopoli, Italy · 10 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1980 | 1 | 4.8 | 1 km NE of Sangano, Italy |
| February 1980 | 3 | 4.8 | 6 km E of Cerreto di Spoleto, Italy |
| March 1980 | 1 | 4.6 | 4 km SE of Viggianello, Italy |
| April 1980 | 0 | ||
| May 1980 | 3 | 5.7 | 50 km W of Leni, Italy |
| June 1980 | 3 | 4.9 | 40 km NNW of Marina di Caronia, Italy |
| July 1980 | 0 | ||
| August 1980 | 0 | ||
| September 1980 | 0 | ||
| October 1980 | 1 | 4.6 | 113 km N of Ustica, Italy |
| November 1980 | 17 | 6.9 | 2 km N of Cairano, Italy |
| December 1980 | 3 | 4.8 | 4 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.
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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.