World Map › Major Earthquakes Since 1900 › 1980
Historic Earthquake
1980 Irpinia Earthquake
23 November 1980 · Avellino, Potenza · Italy
On 23 November 1980 at 18:34 UTC, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Italy (Avellino, Potenza), at a depth of 20 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 249 km from its boundary with the African Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 4,689 people and injured 7,700. It is the 61st deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 23 November 1980
- Time
- 18:34 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.9
- Depth
- 20 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 4,689
- Injuries
- 7,700
- Estimated Damage
- 20.0 billion US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Italy
- Nearest Volcano
- Vesuvius (80 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2017January 2017 Central Italy Earthquakes · M 5.734 deaths
- 2016August 2016 Central Italy Earthquake · M 6.2299 deaths
- 20092009 L'Aquila Earthquake · M 6.3309 deaths
- 20022002 Molise Earthquake · M 5.730 deaths
- 19621962 Irpinia Earthquake · M 6.116 deaths
- 19301930 Irpinia Earthquake · M 6.51,430 deaths
- 19151915 Avezzano Earthquake · M 7.529,978 deaths
- 19051905 Calabria Earthquake · M 7.1557 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth