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Italy earthquakes in 1986

7 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Italy in 1986. The largest: M4.9 96 km SSW of Anacapri, Italy, Mar 10, 1986.

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

19851987

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Where every quake of 1986 was located in Italy. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1986

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 198614.71 km WNW of Sefro, Italy
February 19860
March 198614.996 km SSW of Anacapri, Italy
April 198614.553 km SW of Cittadella del Capo, Italy
May 19860
June 19860
July 198614.54 km NNE of Picerno, Italy
August 198614.86 km NNE of Cimolais, Italy
September 198614.62 km ENE of Sant'Antonio, Italy
October 198614.74 km ESE of Porto San Giorgio, Italy
November 19860
December 19860

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 1986

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.