Italy is in the fault rocks, so earthquakes are not uncommon. The largest earthquake recorded in the XX and XXI century.
1908: an earthquake in the city of Messina and Reggio
1915: Earthquake Marsico
1929: Earthquake in Bologna
1932: Earthquake in Abruzzo
1972: Earthquake in Ancona
1976: an earthquake in Friuli
1990: Earthquake in Santa Lucia
1997: an earthquake in Umbria and Marche
2002: an earthquake in San Giuliano and Pulii
2009: Earthquake Akvil