Earthquakes today in Cavargna
Today, within 30 km: no earthquakes recorded (updated at 10:43). Latest: M1.6 on 8 May 2025 at 15:51, outside Italy, 14 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 Cavargna: 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
Cavargna 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 Cavargna. “In the town”: quakes whose nearest town to the epicentre is Cavargna.
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 44 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
26 eventsLatest earthquakes within 30 km
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Cavargna sits in one of the most seismically active areas of its province: quakes are a familiar presence here, almost always light.
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 Cavargna today?
No, no quakes were recorded today within 30 km of Cavargna. The latest dates back to 8 May 2025.
Is Cavargna a seismic area?
Cavargna 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 Cavargna?
In the INGV catalogue since 2015, the strongest earthquake within 30 km of Cavargna was magnitude 2.7, on 11 July 2020.
When was the last quake near Cavargna?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Cavargna dates back to 8 May 2025, magnitude 1.6.
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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)