Italy sits where the African and Eurasian plates converge. The Apennine mountain range is the country’s most seismically active zone. The 2009 L’Aquila earthquake (M6.3) and the 2016 Central Italy earthquake (M6.2) caused significant casualties. Italy has been studying earthquakes since Roman times.
Data source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program. Enable JavaScript for the live interactive map.