Province of Como

Earthquakes today in Corrido

Today, within 30 km: no earthquakes recorded (updated at 11:35). Latest: M1.6 on 8 May 2025 at 15:51, outside Italy, 14 km deep.

1.6
very light

Latest earthquake within 30 km

9 km West of Dosso del Liro

1 year ago · 8 May 2025, 15:51
Depth 14 km

Seismic activity within 30 km

30 km radius
523
days since the last quake within 30 km
24
quakes recorded since 2015
~6 months
on average, one quake every
2.7
The strongest within 30 km
19 km North of Curiglia con Monteviasco
6 years ago · 11 Jul 2020, 13:53

INGV catalogue epicentres of the last ~12 years, within the given radius from the town centre.

How seismic is Corrido: zone 4

Zone4
Seismic zone 4

The quietest class: the probability of strong earthquakes is very low.

Official Civil Protection classification (upd. 2025), used for building codes.

Very low
Expected shaking, compared with the other Italian municipalities (INGV MPS04 model)

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

Corrido 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.

Closest earthquake
Go to Cusino Earthquake details
0
In the town
total on record
0
In the town
last 12 months
0
Within 30 km
last 12 months
M2.7
Strongest since 2015
Within 30 km

“Within 30 km”: epicentres less than 30 km from the centre of Corrido. “In the town”: quakes whose nearest town to the epicentre is Corrido.

No epicentre attributed to Corrido in the INGV catalogue since 2015 · 841 inhabitants

The seismic history of Corrido

The earthquakes that were actually felt in Corrido over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).

  1. 1991III20 November 1991

    Light: felt by few people, like a passing truck.

    Grigioni, Vaz earthquake (M4.7), epicentre 81 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.

19185.0
Lecchese earthquake
24 April 1918 · 37 km from here
VIStrong: felt by everyone, many get scared; objects fall, first light damage to buildings.
19614.9
Prealpi bergamasche earthquake
23 November 1961 · 49 km from here
15124.6
Valchiavenna earthquake
8 February 1512 · 36 km from here
VIStrong: felt by everyone, many get scared; objects fall, first light damage to buildings.
19514.3
Vallemaggia, Cevio earthquake
16 May 1951 · 50 km from here

Source: Parametric Catalogue of Italian Earthquakes CPTI15 (INGV, CC BY 4.0).

The closest seismic structure

Western S-Alps internal thrust

The town lies about 39 km from Western S-Alps internal thrust, one of the seismic structures mapped by INGV geologists.

estimated maximum magnitude 6.9between 5 and 12 km deep

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

May 20251eventmax 1.6
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Earthquake map within 30 km

24 events
Magnitude:lightweakmoderatestrong

Latest earthquakes within 30 km

1.6
9 km West of Dosso del Liro
19 km North · 14 km
1 year ago
8 May 2025, 15:51
1.8
23 km North-West of Cavargna
28 km North-West · 9 km
1 year ago
17 Mar 2025, 22:57
2.0
7 km West of Cavargna
11 km North-West · 11 km
2 years ago
26 Aug 2024, 03:05
1.2
1 km North of Barni
19 km South-East · 10 km
2 years ago
21 Jun 2024, 04:44
1.8
1 km North-East of Barni
19 km South-East · 10 km
2 years ago
21 Jun 2024, 04:37
2.5
3 km North of Oliveto Lario
17 km South-East · 7 km
2 years ago
21 Jun 2024, 04:09
1.8
1 km North-East of Barni
19 km South-East · 11 km
2 years ago
21 Jun 2024, 02:31
1.3
1 km North of Barni
19 km South-East · 10 km
2 years ago
21 Jun 2024, 01:14
1.9
2 km East of Trezzone
23 km North-East · 16 km
3 years ago
3 Dec 2022, 03:07
1.4
15 km West of Dosso del Liro
21 km North-West · 6 km
4 years ago
21 Oct 2021, 04:06

Nearby towns

How does it compare with the surroundings?

Corrido is among the quietest towns of its province: very few epicentres are recorded here.

quietermore active
More epicentres than 0% of the 148 towns in the province.
Corrido0
Nearby towns average0.6

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 days
ISTAT code: 013077

Frequently asked questions

Were there earthquakes near Corrido today?

No, no quakes were recorded today within 30 km of Corrido. The latest dates back to 8 May 2025.

Is Corrido a seismic area?

Corrido 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 Corrido?

In the INGV catalogue since 2015, the strongest earthquake within 30 km of Corrido was magnitude 2.7, on 11 July 2020.

When was the last quake near Corrido?

The last quake recorded within 30 km of Corrido 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)