Earthquakes in Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena
Seismic activity in the surroundings
30 km radiusINGV catalogue epicentres of the last ~12 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 = 0.102 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
The “area” is Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena plus nearby towns.
The seismic history of Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 1887V23 February 1887
Rather strong: felt by almost everyone; hanging objects swing.
Liguria occidentale earthquake (M6.3), epicentre 31 km away
Source: Italian Macroseismic Database DBMI15 (INGV, CC BY 4.0).
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 29 km from Imperia Promontory, 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
60 eventsEarthquakes in the area
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena is among the quietest towns of its province: very few epicentres are recorded here.
Each quake is attributed to the town closest to its epicentre: the numbers describe the area, not the municipal territory alone.
Context
Province of Savona5 events · 30gLiguria region13 events · 30gFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes today in Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena?
No, no quakes were recorded today in the Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena area: the latest nearby dates back to 19 days ago.
Is Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena a seismic area?
Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena 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 Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena?
In the last ~12 years of INGV data, the strongest within 30 km of Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena was magnitude 2.5, in 2022.
When was the last quake near Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena was 13 days ago.
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Data: INGV — National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (CC-BY 4.0)