T E R R A E   M O T V S

Rome has been hit by many earthquakes during the centuries.
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  

 

This other list was taken from this site:

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Data

Effetti

in occasione del terremoto di:

Ye Mo Da Ho Mi

Is (MCS)

Area epicentrale Ix Ms

1005 F

MONTECASSINO 52

1222 12 25 11 D

BRESCIANO 80 59

1231 06 01 11 F

CASSINO 85 59

1279 04 30 18 40

CAMERINO 100 67

1328 12 01 40

NORCIA 100 67

1349 09 75

VENAFRO 105 67

1456 12 05 50

MOLISE 110 67

1461 11 26 21 30 50

AQUILANO 100 67

1484 01 19 50

MONTEROTONDO 65 47

1599 11 05 F

CASCIA 85 59

1654 07 23 00 25 F

SORA 100 64

1688 06 05 16 15 30

MATESE 110 73

1695 06 11 02 30 35

BAGNOREGIO 90 59

1703 01 14 18 60

NORCIA 100 67

1706 11 03 13 50

MAIELLA 105 64

1719 06 27 40

ALTA VALNERINA 75 52

1727 12 14 19 45 25

S.LORENZO IN CAMPO 70 50

1730 05 12 04 45 F

NORCIA 90 59

1731 03 20 02 45

FOGGIA 100 62

1732 11 29 12 30 40

IRPINIA 100 64

1741 04 24 09 20 30

FABRIANESE 90 62

1743 02 20 16 30 30

CAN. D`OTRANTO 90 70

1747 04 17 F

FIUMINATA 90 62

1751 07 27 03 30

GUALDO TADINO 100 67

1762 10 06 12 10 30

POGGIO PICENZE 95 62

1767 06 05 01 30 45

SPOLETINO 75 52

1777 06 06 16 15 30

CALABRIA 60 52

1785 10 09 45

PIEDILUCO 80 55

1786 07 31 F

L`AQUILA 70 50

1791 10 11 35

SCOPOLI 75 52

1799 07 28 F

CAMERINO 95 62

1805 07 26 21 01 50

MATESE 110 67

1806 07 21 09 F

CASSINO 47

1806 08 26 07 45 60

COLLI ALBANI 80 52

1812 03 22 02 20 65

ROMA 65 47

1815 09 03 NC

NORCIA 75 52

1846 08 14 12 NF

ORCIANO PISANO 90 59

1859 08 22 35

NORCIA 85 59

1873 06 29 03 55 40

BELLUNESE 100 64

1873 07 12 06 06 40

ALVITO 80 55

1874 12 06 15 52 40

SETTEFRATI 80 55

1875 12 06 25

S.MARCO IN LAMIS 80 52

1876 10 26 14 18 55

PALESTRINA 70 47

1877 08 24 02 54 40

VEROLI 80 52

1878 03 12 F

CASTEL S.PIETRO 65 47

1878 09 15 25

MONTEFALCO 80 55

1879 02 23 50

SERRAVALLE 70 50

1881 09 10 07 25

LANCIANO 80 52

1883 07 28 20 25 20

CASAMICCIOLA 100 62

1883 09 02 07 03 50

FRASCATI 55 42

1885 02 26 20 48 20

SCANDIANO 60 44

1885 04 10 01 44 50

M. SIMBRUINI 55 42

1889 12 08 NF

APRICENA 70 50

1891 06 07 20

VERONESE 80 55

1892 01 22 50

COLLI ALBANI 70 47

1892 06 06 RS

TREMITI 70 47

1894 03 25 RS

LESINA 70 50

1894 11 27 RS

FRANCIACORTA 65 47

1895 03 23 RS

COMACCHIO 65 44

1895 11 01 55

CASTELPORZIANO 65 44

1898 03 04 RS

CALESTANO 70 47

1899 07 19 13 19 60

COLLI ALBANI 70 50

1900 05 19 16 55 RS

ARRONE 70 47

1901 04 24 14 20 40

MONTELIBRETTI 80 52

1901 07 31 10 38 30

ALVITO 80 52

1902 06 27 16 48 RS

CASENTINO 60 44

1902 10 23 08 51 45

REATINO 65 44

1904 02 24 15 53 30

MARSICA 90 55

1909 01 13 00 45 NF

BASSA PADANA 65 54

1909 08 25 00 22 RS

MURLO 75 51

1911 09 13 22 29 RS

CHIANTI 75 47

1915 01 13 06 52 65

AVEZZANO 110 70

1916 01 26 12 22 30

VALLE DEL LIRI 70 44

1917 05 12 15 34 20

TERNANO 80 47

1918 04 14 01 56 RS

GIANO DELL`UMBRIA 65 47

1919 10 22 06 10 55

ANZIO 70 54

1922 12 29 12 22 35

SORA 70 55

1925 09 24 13 33 20

SANNIO 75 52

1926 08 17 01 42 RS

ISOLA DI SALINA 75 50

1927 10 11 14 45 35

MARSICA 70 50

1927 10 28 21 49 RS

BEDONIA 60 48

1927 12 26 15 06 50

COLLI ALBANI 80 45

1928 04 21 13 56 RS

MONTALCINO 65 44

1928 07 20 19 53 RS

ALTA VAL DI TARO 60 37

1930 07 23 00 08 30

IRPINIA 100 67

1930 10 30 07 13 30

SENIGALLIA 85 60

1931 10 21 07 35 25

VEROLI 55 46

1932 01 02 23 36 RS

CROTONESE 60 55

1933 09 26 03 33 30

LAMA DEI PELIGNI 90 55

1943 10 03 08 28 25

OFFIDA 90 57

1950 09 05 04 08 40

GRAN SASSO 80 56

1957 04 11 16 19 30

VALLE DEL SALTO 60 51

1958 06 24 06 07 35

AQUILANO 75 48

1961 10 31 13 37 35

ANTRODOCO 80 42

1967 12 09 03 09 10

ADRIATICO MER. 50 44

1971 02 06 18 09 25

TUSCANIA 85 42

1976 05 06 20 30

FRIULI 95 65

1979 09 19 21 35 45

NORCIA 85 59

1980 11 23 18 34 40

IRPINIA-LUCANIA 100 69

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