Earthquakes in Oggiono
Seismic activity in the surroundings
30 km radiusINGV catalogue epicentres of the last ~12 years, within the given radius from the town centre.
How seismic is this area?
Medium-low seismicity: strong quakes are rare, but not impossible.
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 = 0.052 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
Why the ground rarely shakes here
Oggiono 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.
The “area” is Oggiono plus nearby towns.
The seismic history of Oggiono
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Oggiono over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 2008IV23 December 2008
Moderate: felt by many indoors; glasses and dishes rattle.
Parmense earthquake (M5.4), epicentre 159 km away · observed at Imberido
- 2003III11 April 2003
Light: felt by few people, like a passing truck.
Valle Scrivia earthquake (M4.8), epicentre 121 km away
- 1991III20 November 1991
Light: felt by few people, like a passing truck.
Grigioni, Vaz earthquake (M4.7), epicentre 105 km away
- 1905III29 April 1905
Light: felt by few people, like a passing truck.
Haute-Savoie, Vallorcine earthquake (M5.1), epicentre 182 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.
Source: Parametric Catalogue of Italian Earthquakes CPTI15 (INGV, CC BY 4.0).
The closest seismic structure
The town lies about 5 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).
Area over time
Earthquake map
2 eventsEarthquakes in the area
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Oggiono 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 Lecco0 events · 30gLombardy region11 events · 30gFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes today in Oggiono?
No, no quakes were recorded today in the Oggiono area: the latest nearby dates back to 80 months ago.
Is Oggiono a seismic area?
Oggiono 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 Oggiono?
In the last ~12 years of INGV data, the strongest within 30 km of Oggiono was magnitude 3.9, in 2021.
When was the last quake near Oggiono?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Oggiono was 14 months ago.
Tip. Click a nearby town to explore its seismicity.
Data: INGV — National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (CC-BY 4.0)