Earthquakes today in Carbonate
Today, within 30 km: no earthquakes recorded (updated at 11:35). Latest: M1.5 on 1 January 2025 at 23:47, 2 km North-West of Cassinetta di Lugagnano, 12 km deep.
Latest earthquake within 30 km
2 km North-West of Cassinetta di Lugagnano
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 Carbonate: 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
Carbonate 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 Carbonate. “In the town”: quakes whose nearest town to the epicentre is Carbonate.
The seismic history of Carbonate
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Carbonate over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 2008III23 December 2008
Light: felt by few people, like a passing truck.
Parmense earthquake (M5.4), epicentre 169 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 32 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
9 eventsLatest earthquakes within 30 km
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Carbonate 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 Carbonate today?
No, no quakes were recorded today within 30 km of Carbonate. The latest dates back to 1 January 2025.
Is Carbonate a seismic area?
Carbonate 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 Carbonate?
In the INGV catalogue since 2015, the strongest earthquake within 30 km of Carbonate was magnitude 3.8, on 17 December 2020.
When was the last quake near Carbonate?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Carbonate dates back to 1 January 2025, magnitude 1.5.
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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)