Province of Como

Earthquakes in Corrido

1.8
very light
LATEST QUAKE

23 km North-West of Cavargna

18 months ago · 17 Mar, 22:57
Depth 9 km

Seismic activity in the surroundings

30 km radius
473
days since the last quake nearby
24
quakes recorded since 2014
~6 months
on average, one quake every
2.7
The strongest within 30 km
19 km North of Curiglia con Monteviasco
75 months ago · 11 Jul, 13:53

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

How seismic is this area?

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
In the area
last 12 months
M2.0
Strongest ever
In the area

The “area” is Corrido plus nearby towns.

No earthquakes recorded in Corrido · 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).

Area over time

March 20251eventmax 1.8
Oct
Jan '25
Apr
Jul
Oct
Jan '26
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Jul

Earthquake map

7 events
Magnitude:lightweakmoderatestrong

Earthquakes in the area

1.8
23 km North-West of Cavargna
28 km North-West · 9 km
18 months ago
17 Mar, 22:57
2.0
7 km West of Cavargna
11 km North-West · 11 km
24 months ago
26 Aug, 03:05
1.2
Confine Italia-Svizzera (SVIZZERA)
31 km North-West · 5 km
35 months ago
16 Oct, 10:19
1.5
1 km North of Cusino
6 km North-East · 9 km
60 months ago
19 Sept, 00:57
1.7
15 km North-West of Cavargna
20 km North-West · 14 km
90 months ago
29 Mar, 14:05
1.4
1 km West of Laino
9 km South-West · 9 km
96 months ago
21 Oct, 07:56
1.1
15 km North-West of Cavargna
21 km North-West · 10 km
138 months ago
8 May, 01:18

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 · 30gLombardy region11 events · 30g
ISTAT code: 013077

Frequently asked questions

Were there earthquakes today in Corrido?

No, no quakes were recorded today in the Corrido area: the latest nearby dates back to 18 months ago.

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 last ~12 years of INGV data, the strongest within 30 km of Corrido was magnitude 2.7, in 2020.

When was the last quake near Corrido?

The last quake recorded within 30 km of Corrido was 16 months ago.

Tip. Click a nearby town to explore its seismicity.

Data: INGV — National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (CC-BY 4.0)

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