Earthquakes today in Opera
Today, within 30 km: no earthquakes recorded (updated at 12:24). Latest: M1.6 on 16 October 2025 at 00:06, 3 km North-West of San Giuliano Milanese, 40 km deep.
Latest earthquake within 30 km
3 km North-West of San Giuliano Milanese
Seismic activity within 30 km
30 km radiusINGV catalogue epicentres of the last ~12 years, within the given radius from the town centre.
How seismic is Opera: zone 3
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 = 0.055 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
“Within 30 km”: epicentres less than 30 km from the centre of Opera. “In the town”: quakes whose nearest town to the epicentre is Opera.
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 12 km from Western S-Alps external thrust shallow-west, 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).
Over time within 30 km
Earthquake map within 30 km
24 eventsLatest earthquakes within 30 km
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Opera is among the quietest towns of its province: very few epicentres are recorded here.
Each quake is attributed to the town closest to its epicentre: the numbers describe the area, not the municipal territory alone.
Context
Province of Milano0 events · last 30 daysLombardy region14 events · last 30 daysFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes near Opera today?
No, no quakes were recorded today within 30 km of Opera. The latest dates back to 16 October 2025.
Is Opera a seismic area?
Opera 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 Opera?
In the INGV catalogue since 2015, the strongest earthquake within 30 km of Opera was magnitude 3.8, on 17 December 2020.
When was the last quake near Opera?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Opera dates back to 16 October 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)