Earthquakes in Piazza Brembana
No epicentres recorded in Piazza Brembana in our archive. Here is the seismicity of the area and its surroundings.
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 = 0.059 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
The “area” is Piazza Brembana plus nearby towns.
The seismic history of Piazza Brembana
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Piazza Brembana over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 1995III29 October 1995
Light: felt by few people, like a passing truck.
Lago d'Iseo earthquake (M4.3), epicentre 29 km away
- 1991III20 November 1991
Light: felt by few people, like a passing truck.
Grigioni, Vaz earthquake (M4.7), epicentre 87 km away
- 1979III9 February 1979
Light: felt by few people, like a passing truck.
Bergamasco earthquake (M4.8), epicentre 36 km away
- 1961III-IV23 November 1961
Moderate: felt by many indoors; glasses and dishes rattle.
Prealpi bergamasche earthquake (M4.9), epicentre 22 km away
- 1927IV13 August 1927
Moderate: felt by many indoors; glasses and dishes rattle.
Alta Engadina earthquake (M4.4), epicentre 64 km away
- 1920NF7 September 1920
Imperceptible: only instruments record it.
Garfagnana earthquake (M6.5), epicentre 202 km away
- 1918IV24 April 1918
Moderate: felt by many indoors; glasses and dishes rattle.
Lecchese earthquake (M5.0), epicentre 22 km away
- 1917II9 December 1917
Very light: felt only by a few people at rest, on upper floors.
Alta Engadina earthquake (M4.6), epicentre 57 km away
- 1907NF25 April 1907
Imperceptible: only instruments record it.
Veronese earthquake (M4.8), epicentre 130 km away
- 1802V12 May 1802
Rather strong: felt by almost everyone; hanging objects swing.
Valle dell'Oglio earthquake (M5.6), epicentre 60 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 25 km from Western S-Alps internal thrust, 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
0 eventsEarthquakes in the area
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Piazza Brembana 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 Bergamo1 events · 30gLombardy region11 events · 30gFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes today in Piazza Brembana?
No, no quakes were recorded today in the Piazza Brembana area.
Is Piazza Brembana a seismic area?
Piazza Brembana 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 Piazza Brembana?
In the last ~12 years of INGV data, the strongest within 30 km of Piazza Brembana was magnitude 3.0, in 2015.
When was the last quake near Piazza Brembana?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Piazza Brembana was 14 months ago.
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Data: INGV — National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (CC-BY 4.0)