Is Catanzaro safe? Italy travel risk
Is Catanzaro safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Catanzaro scores 34/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Italy Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 10 Sep 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Catanzaro scores 34/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Italy (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Catanzaro: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (49/100).
A score of 34 is higher than the scores of 39% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Italy travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Found at 38.9100° N, 16.5875° E within Calabria, Catanzaro is situated 480.2 km NW of Rome at an altitude of 320 m.
Calabria
38.9100° N, 16.5875° E
320 m
Europe/Rome
84,670
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Italy
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Catanzaro happened in April, June and November (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
2 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.2 on 1 Jun 2026 (79 km away) — USGS details
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