Earthquakes in Riva del Po
Seismic activity in the surroundings
30 km radiusINGV catalogue epicentres of the last ~11 years, within the given radius from the town centre.
How seismic is this area?
Medium-low seismicity: strong quakes are rare, but not impossible.
Official Civil Protection classification (upd. 2025), used for building codes.
Hazard describes the long-term expected shaking: it is not a forecast. Technical value: ag = 0.071 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
The “area” is Riva del Po plus nearby towns.
The great earthquakes in this area's history
Almost a thousand years of catalogues: the strongest documented events within ~50 km.
Source: Parametric Catalogue of Italian Earthquakes CPTI15 (INGV, CC BY 4.0).
The closest seismic structure
The town lies about 11 km from Poggio Rusco-Migliarino, one of the seismic structures mapped by INGV geologists.
Faults are mapped to build better and understand the territory: knowing them says nothing about when an earthquake will occur, which remains unpredictable. Source: DISS 3.3 (INGV, CC BY 4.0).
Area over time
Earthquake map
20 eventsEarthquakes in the area
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Riva del Po is about average for its province in recorded quakes.
Each quake is attributed to the town closest to its epicentre: the numbers describe the area, not the municipal territory alone.
Context
Province of Ferrara1 events · 30gEmilia-Romagna region108 events · 30gFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes today in Riva del Po?
No, no quakes were recorded today in the Riva del Po area: the latest nearby dates back to 10 months ago.
Is Riva del Po a seismic area?
Riva del Po is classified in seismic zone 3 by the Civil Protection. Medium-low seismicity: strong quakes are rare, but not impossible.
What was the strongest earthquake near Riva del Po?
In the last ~11 years of INGV data, the strongest within 30 km of Riva del Po was magnitude 2.8, in 2021.
When was the last quake near Riva del Po?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Riva del Po was 2 months ago.
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Data: INGV — National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (CC-BY 4.0)