Rome has been hit by many earthquakes; this list was compiled by Roberto Luciani (Underground Rome):
15 d.C. |
Destroyed part of the city walls |
| 20 | Caused the fire of Pompey Thatre |
| 85 | |
| 116 | |
| 191 | The Templum Pacis is destroyed |
| 223 | |
| 258 | More than 1.000 houses collapsed |
| 304 | |
| 443 | The Forum and Colosseum are hit |
| 454 | The Circus is hit |
| 477 | The city shook for forty days, the Colosseum is damaged |
| 508 | The arena of the Colosseum collapses |
| 739 | |
| 780 | |
| 801 | The roof of St. Paul's collapses |
| 849 | The Capitol and Aventine damaged |
| 896 | Extensive damage at st. John's Lateran Basilica |
| 1231 | Part of the Colosseum collapses |
| 1321 | |
| 1349 | Mentioned by Petrarch (the SE external rings fall) |
| 1350 | |
| 1403 | |
| 1703 | the eastern side is damaged |
| 1915 | |
| 1979 |
