Province of Como

Earthquakes in Oltrona di San Mamette

Low-seismicity area

No epicentres recorded in Oltrona di San Mamette in our archive. Here is the seismicity of the area and its surroundings.

Seismic activity in the surroundings

30 km radius
795
days since the last quake nearby
11
quakes recorded since 2014
~13 months
on average, one quake every
2.4
The strongest within 30 km
1 km East of Novedrate
114 months ago · 29 Apr, 01:30

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

Oltrona di San Mamette 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.

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In the area

The “area” is Oltrona di San Mamette plus nearby towns.

No earthquakes recorded in Oltrona di San Mamette · 2,289 inhabitants

The seismic history of Oltrona di San Mamette

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

  1. 2002NF13 November 2002

    Imperceptible: only instruments record it.

    Franciacorta earthquake (M4.2), epicentre 92 km away

  2. 1991NF20 November 1991

    Imperceptible: only instruments record it.

    Grigioni, Vaz earthquake (M4.7), epicentre 117 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.

13965.3
Monza earthquake
26 November 1396 · 30 km from here
VII-VIIIRuinous: partial collapses in ordinary buildings, widespread heavy damage.
19185.0
Lecchese earthquake
24 April 1918 · 38 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 · 48 km from here
19794.8
Bergamasco earthquake
9 February 1979 · 47 km from here
VIStrong: felt by everyone, many get scared; objects fall, first light damage to buildings.

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 32 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

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Earthquake map

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Earthquakes in the area

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Nearby towns

How does it compare with the surroundings?

Oltrona di San Mamette 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.
Oltrona di San Mamette0
Nearby towns average0

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: 013169

Frequently asked questions

Were there earthquakes today in Oltrona di San Mamette?

No, no quakes were recorded today in the Oltrona di San Mamette area.

Is Oltrona di San Mamette a seismic area?

Oltrona di San Mamette 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 Oltrona di San Mamette?

In the last ~12 years of INGV data, the strongest within 30 km of Oltrona di San Mamette was magnitude 2.4, in 2017.

When was the last quake near Oltrona di San Mamette?

The last quake recorded within 30 km of Oltrona di San Mamette was 27 months ago.

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

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