Province of Lecco

Earthquakes in Nibionno

Low-seismicity area

No epicentres recorded in Nibionno in our archive. Here is the seismicity of the area and its surroundings.

Seismic activity in the surroundings

30 km radius
416
days since the last quake nearby
31
quakes recorded since 2014
~5 months
on average, one quake every
3.9
The strongest within 30 km
1 km West of Dalmine
57 months ago · 18 Dec, 11:34

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

How seismic is this area?

Zone3
Seismic zone 3

Medium-low seismicity: strong quakes are rare, but not impossible.

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 = 0.050 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).

Why the ground rarely shakes here

Nibionno 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 Nibionno plus nearby towns.

No earthquakes recorded in Nibionno · 3,630 inhabitants

The seismic history of Nibionno

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

  1. 1991NF20 November 1991

    Imperceptible: only instruments record it.

    Grigioni, Vaz earthquake (M4.7), epicentre 111 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 · 18 km from here
VII-VIIIRuinous: partial collapses in ordinary buildings, widespread heavy damage.
19185.0
Lecchese earthquake
24 April 1918 · 17 km from here
VIStrong: felt by everyone, many get scared; objects fall, first light damage to buildings.
17814.9
Pianura lombarda earthquake
10 September 1781 · 38 km from here
VI-VIIVery strong: hard to stand; chimneys and roof tiles fall, serious damage to weaker buildings.
16424.9
Pianura lombarda earthquake
13 June 1642 · 47 km from here
VI-VIIVery strong: hard to stand; chimneys and roof tiles fall, serious damage to weaker 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 10 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?

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

quietermore active
More epicentres than 0% of the 84 towns in the province.
Nibionno0
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 Lecco0 events · 30gLombardy region11 events · 30g
ISTAT code: 097056

Frequently asked questions

Were there earthquakes today in Nibionno?

No, no quakes were recorded today in the Nibionno area.

Is Nibionno a seismic area?

Nibionno is classified in seismic zone 3 by the Civil Protection. Medium-low seismicity: strong quakes are rare, but not impossible.

What was the strongest earthquake near Nibionno?

In the last ~12 years of INGV data, the strongest within 30 km of Nibionno was magnitude 3.9, in 2021.

When was the last quake near Nibionno?

The last quake recorded within 30 km of Nibionno was 14 months ago.

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

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