Casabona
Notable events within 100 km, 12 months
0
Quakes within 100 km, 12 months (all sizes)
1
Strongest nearby, 10 years
M5.1
Hazard summary for Casabona
In the past 12 months 0 notable hazard events were recorded within 100 km of Casabona. Instruments also logged 1 earthquake of all sizes in the same area. The strongest earthquake within 100 km in the last ten years measured magnitude 5.1. The largest quake on record within 300 km was a magnitude 7.2 on 8 Sept 1905. The nearest volcano is Stromboli, about 159 km away. Over the last 9 years the area has averaged 2.0 magnitude 4+ earthquakes a year, with the most in 2024 (6). So far 2026 has been quieter than average, with 0. The deadliest disaster on record within 300 km was the 1908 magnitude 7.0 earthquake near Messina, Sicily, Calabria, which killed 80,000 people.
Notable events within 100 km, by month
Year by year, within 100 km
Magnitude 4+ earthquakes near Casabona each year.
| Year | Notable events | M4+ quakes | Strongest | Hazards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | M2.0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | M4.3 | Earthquake 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | M5.1 | Earthquake 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | M4.4 | Earthquake 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | M4.3 | Earthquake 1 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | M4.8 | Earthquake 5 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | M4.5 | Earthquake 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | — |
Recent activity nearby
Events within 300 km in the last 90 days.
- 3.2
M3.2 earthquake near Ragalna, Sicily
6 km deep
Light - 2.5
M2.5 earthquake near Bagnoli, Campania
2 km deep
Light - 2.5
M2.5 earthquake near Pennisi, Sicily
7 km deep
Light - 2.1
M2.1 earthquake near Bronte, Sicily
5 km deep
Minor - 2.2
M2.2 earthquake near Siracusa, Sicily
28 km deep
Minor - 2.9
M2.9 earthquake near Sparta', Sicily
136 km deep
Light - 2.7
M2.7 earthquake - Mar Ionio Meridionale [Mare]
26 km deep
Light - 2.5
M2.5 earthquake - Tirreno Meridionale [Mare]
132 km deep
Light - 2.0
M2.0 earthquake - 3 km NW San Vincenzo La Costa (CS)
28 km deep
Minor - 2.4
M2.4 earthquake - Tirreno Meridionale [Mare]
170 km deep
Minor - 4.9
M4.9 earthquake - 81 km NNW of Malfa, Italy
367 km deep
Moderate Flood in Italy
Moderate
Strongest earthquakes on record
Magnitude 5 and above within 300 km, since 1900.
- 7.2
M7.2 earthquake near San Nicolò, Calabria
15 km deep
Extreme - 7.1
M7.1 earthquake near Alì Terme, Sicily
15 km deep
Extreme - 6.9
M6.9 earthquake near Calitri, Campania
10 km deep
Major - 6.6
M6.6 earthquake near Bisaccia Nuova, Campania
15 km deep
Major - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake near Cittadella del Capo, Calabria
260 km deep
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake near San Lucido, Calabria
243 km deep
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Montecalvo Irpino, Campania
20 km deep
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Gjirokastër, Gjirokastër County
15 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Patos, Fier County
26 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Sant'Angelo, Campania
375 km deep
Major
Historic disasters nearby
The most significant damaging earthquakes, tsunamis and eruptions within 300 km, from NOAA records going back centuries.
M7.0 earthquake, Messina, Sicily, Calabria
28 December 1908Triggered a tsunami80,000 killed$116m damage
M6.0 earthquake, Sicily, Calabria, Catania
9 January 1693Triggered a tsunami60,000 killed972 homes destroyed
M7.4 earthquake, Sicily, Calabria
11 January 1693Triggered a tsunami54,000 killed
M6.9 earthquake, Tyrrhenian Calabria
5 February 1783Triggered a tsunami30,000 killed
Earthquake, Avellino,Napoli,Abruzzi, Brindisi,Benevento
5 December 1456Triggered a tsunami30,000 killed
Etna eruption
4 February 116916,000 killed
Earthquake, Sicily: Siracusa (Syracuse); Calabria
4 February 1169Triggered a tsunami16,000 killed
Earthquake, Sicily: Catania
113715,000 killed