Earthquakes today in Appiano Gentile
Today, within 30 km: no earthquakes recorded (updated at 11:38). Latest: M1.8 on 18 June 2023 at 21:56, 1 km North-West of Travedona-Monate, 24 km deep.
Latest earthquake within 30 km
1 km North-West of Travedona-Monate
Seismic activity within 30 km
30 km radiusINGV catalogue epicentres of the last ~12 years, within the given radius from the town centre.
How seismic is Appiano Gentile: zone 4
The quietest class: the probability of strong earthquakes is very low.
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 = 0.039 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
Why the ground rarely shakes here
Appiano Gentile sits in one of the most stable areas of Italy: far from the boundary between the Eurasian and African plates, on ancient, rigid crust that hardly accumulates tectonic stress any more.
That is why earthquakes here are rare and almost always weak: a small geological privilege.
“Within 30 km”: epicentres less than 30 km from the centre of Appiano Gentile. “In the town”: quakes whose nearest town to the epicentre is Appiano Gentile.
The seismic history of Appiano Gentile
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Appiano Gentile over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 2008II-III23 December 2008
Light: felt by few people, like a passing truck.
Parmense earthquake (M5.4), epicentre 171 km away
- 2000NF21 August 2000
Imperceptible: only instruments record it.
Monferrato earthquake (M4.9), epicentre 102 km away
- 1995NF29 October 1995
Imperceptible: only instruments record it.
Lago d'Iseo earthquake (M4.3), epicentre 68 km away
- 1991NF20 November 1991
Imperceptible: only instruments record it.
Grigioni, Vaz earthquake (M4.7), epicentre 119 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 31 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).
Over time within 30 km
Earthquake map within 30 km
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Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Appiano Gentile 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 Como0 events · last 30 daysLombardy region14 events · last 30 daysFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes near Appiano Gentile today?
No, no quakes were recorded today within 30 km of Appiano Gentile. The latest dates back to 18 June 2023.
Is Appiano Gentile a seismic area?
Appiano Gentile is classified in seismic zone 4 by the Civil Protection. The quietest class: the probability of strong earthquakes is very low.
What was the strongest earthquake near Appiano Gentile?
In the INGV catalogue since 2015, the strongest earthquake within 30 km of Appiano Gentile was magnitude 2.4, on 29 April 2017.
When was the last quake near Appiano Gentile?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Appiano Gentile dates back to 18 June 2023, magnitude 1.8.
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Sources:INGV earthquake catalogueDBMI15 macroseismic historyCivil Protection seismic classification
Data: INGV — National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (CC-BY 4.0)