Earthquakes by city Italy 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Potenza today

Potenza, Italy: 145 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

56,433

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

145

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

6.9

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Europe/Rome

Coordinates 40.642, 15.808

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-02-21 00:28 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 6.9

Potenza, Italy

1980-11-23 18:34 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Potenza today

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Potenza.

No M4.0+ event has been observed in the last 30 days around Potenza.

The strongest earthquake recorded near Potenza reached magnitude 6.9 on 1980-11-23 18:34 UTC, near Potenza.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Potenza today?

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Potenza.

When was the last earthquake near Potenza?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-02-21 00:28 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Potenza?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Potenza reached magnitude 6.9 on 1980-11-23 18:34 UTC, near Potenza.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Potenza

The map centers on Potenza and highlights the most recent earthquakes detected within 100 km.

Average magnitude

4.5

Average depth

68.2 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 3 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-02-21 00:28	M 4.7	Battipaglia Italy	299.4 km
2025-10-25 19:49	M 4.4	Benevento Italy	10.0 km
2025-10-24 12:40	M 4.0	Benevento Italy	10.0 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-10 2 events

2026-02 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1980 M 6.9 max · 46 earthquakes 1930 M 6.6 max · 2 earthquakes 1962 M 6.2 max · 3 earthquakes 1910 M 5.9 max · 1 earthquakes 1990 M 5.8 max · 5 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 4.7	1
2025	M 4.4	4
2024	M 4.6	4
2023	M 4.0	1
2022	M 5.5	1
2020	M 4.2	1
2019	M 4.7	1
2018	M 4.4	1
2016	M 4.4	2
2015	M 4.2	1
2014	M 4.4	6
2012	M 5.3	3
2010	M 4.4	2
2008	M 4.4	1
2007	M 4.7	3
2006	M 4.2	1
2004	M 4.4	2
2003	M 4.0	1
2002	M 4.4	2
2000	M 4.2	1
1998	M 5.6	1
1996	M 4.7	2
1995	M 4.2	3
1993	M 4.7	3
1991	M 5.1	2
1990	M 5.8	5
1989	M 4.1	1
1988	M 4.8	2
1987	M 4.1	1
1986	M 4.5	1
1985	M 4.3	1
1984	M 4.2	1
1983	M 4.6	4
1982	M 4.8	3
1981	M 5.3	11
1980	M 6.9	46
1978	M 5.0	2
1977	M 5.6	3
1973	M 4.7	1
1971	M 5.3	1
1962	M 6.2	3
1954	M 5.6	1
1948	M 5.5	2
1933	M 5.3	1
1930	M 6.6	2
1911	M 5.8	1
1910	M 5.9	1
1905	M 5.2	1