Earthquakes today in Palestro
Today, within 30 km: no earthquakes recorded (updated at 11:39). Latest: M1.9 on 1 June 2026 at 21:45, 3 km North-East of Greggio, 26 km deep.
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 Palestro: zone 4
The quietest class: the probability of strong earthquakes is very low.
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 = 0.037 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
Why the ground rarely shakes here
Palestro 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.
“Within 30 km”: epicentres less than 30 km from the centre of Palestro. “In the town”: quakes whose nearest town to the epicentre is Palestro.
The seismic history of Palestro
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Palestro over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 1968III18 June 1968
Light: felt by few people, like a passing truck.
Valle d'Aosta earthquake (M4.9), epicentre 74 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 17 km from Western Monferrato, 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
8 eventsLatest earthquakes within 30 km
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Palestro 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 Pavia0 events · last 30 daysLombardy region14 events · last 30 daysFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes near Palestro today?
No, no quakes were recorded today within 30 km of Palestro. The latest dates back to 1 June 2026.
Is Palestro a seismic area?
Palestro 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 Palestro?
In the INGV catalogue since 2015, the strongest earthquake within 30 km of Palestro was magnitude 2.4, on 17 April 2016.
When was the last quake near Palestro?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Palestro dates back to 1 June 2026, magnitude 1.9.
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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)