Earthquakes today in Carimate
Today, within 30 km: no earthquakes recorded (updated at 11:38). Latest: M1.2 on 21 June 2024 at 04:44, 1 km North of Barni, 10 km deep.
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 Carimate: 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 = 0.044 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
Why the ground rarely shakes here
Carimate 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 Carimate. “In the town”: quakes whose nearest town to the epicentre is Carimate.
The seismic history of Carimate
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Carimate over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 2002II13 November 2002
Very light: felt only by a few people at rest, on upper floors.
Franciacorta earthquake (M4.2), epicentre 81 km away
- 2000II21 August 2000
Very light: felt only by a few people at rest, on upper floors.
Monferrato earthquake (M4.9), epicentre 106 km away
- 1887IV23 February 1887
Moderate: felt by many indoors; glasses and dishes rattle.
Liguria occidentale earthquake (M6.3), epicentre 221 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 20 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
19 eventsLatest earthquakes within 30 km
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Carimate 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 Carimate today?
No, no quakes were recorded today within 30 km of Carimate. The latest dates back to 21 June 2024.
Is Carimate a seismic area?
Carimate 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 Carimate?
In the INGV catalogue since 2015, the strongest earthquake within 30 km of Carimate was magnitude 3.8, on 17 December 2020.
When was the last quake near Carimate?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Carimate dates back to 21 June 2024, magnitude 1.2.
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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)