Province of Pavia

Earthquakes today in Santa Cristina e Bissone

Today, within 30 km: no earthquakes recorded (updated at 11:40). Latest: M1.6 on 16 October 2025 at 00:06, 3 km North-West of San Giuliano Milanese, 40 km deep.

1.6
very light

Latest earthquake within 30 km

3 km North-West of San Giuliano Milanese

1 year ago · 16 Oct 2025, 00:06
Depth 40 km

Seismic activity within 30 km

30 km radius
362
days since the last quake within 30 km
21
quakes recorded since 2015
~7 months
on average, one quake every
3.7
The strongest within 30 km
2 km East of Santa Giuletta
6 years ago · 19 Apr 2020, 11:53

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

How seismic is Santa Cristina e Bissone: zone 3

Zone3
Seismic zone 3

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

Official Civil Protection classification (upd. 2025), used for building codes.

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 = 0.083 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).

Closest earthquake
Go to Lodi Earthquake details
0
In the town
total on record
0
In the town
last 12 months
1
Within 30 km
last 12 months
M3.7
Strongest since 2015
Within 30 km

“Within 30 km”: epicentres less than 30 km from the centre of Santa Cristina e Bissone. “In the town”: quakes whose nearest town to the epicentre is Santa Cristina e Bissone.

No epicentre attributed to Santa Cristina e Bissone in the INGV catalogue since 2015 · 2,028 inhabitants

The great earthquakes in this area's history

Almost a thousand years of catalogues: the strongest documented events within ~50 km.

18285.7
Oltrepò Pavese earthquake
9 October 1828 · 48 km from here
VIIIRuinous: partial collapses in ordinary buildings, widespread heavy damage.
18025.6
Valle dell'Oglio earthquake
12 May 1802 · 44 km from here
VIII-IXDestructive: many buildings partly or fully collapse.
13965.3
Monza earthquake
26 November 1396 · 48 km from here
VII-VIIIRuinous: partial collapses in ordinary buildings, widespread heavy damage.
17865.2
Pianura lombarda earthquake
7 April 1786 · 16 km from here
VII-VIIIRuinous: partial collapses in ordinary buildings, widespread heavy damage.

Source: Parametric Catalogue of Italian Earthquakes CPTI15 (INGV, CC BY 4.0).

The closest seismic structure

Portalbera-Cremona

The town sits above this source area: the deep structure where this area's earthquakes can originate.

estimated maximum magnitude 6.7between 2 and 7 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).

Over time within 30 km

October 20252eventsmax 3.3
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Earthquake map within 30 km

21 events
Magnitude:lightweakmoderatestrong

Latest earthquakes within 30 km

1.6
1 year ago
16 Oct 2025, 00:06
3.3
2 km South-West of Montalto Pavese
27 km South-West · 33 km
1 year ago
3 Oct 2025, 20:57
2.2
3 km North-East of Piozzano
26 km South · 22 km
1 year ago
2 May 2025, 11:17
2.6
4 km West of Gazzola
26 km South · 23 km
1 year ago
28 Apr 2025, 16:21
2.1
2 km East of Piozzano
28 km South · 9 km
1 year ago
6 Mar 2025, 23:39
2.2
3 km North-West of Siziano
26 km North-West · 42 km
2 years ago
7 Mar 2024, 02:25
2.6
3 years ago
4 Nov 2022, 08:53
2.2
4 years ago
22 Dec 2021, 06:17
3.0
2 km South-West of Carpiano
23 km North-West · 36 km
5 years ago
12 Oct 2021, 01:18
2.7
1 km East of Golferenzo
24 km South-West · 24 km
5 years ago
29 Aug 2021, 10:15

Nearby towns

How does it compare with the surroundings?

Santa Cristina e Bissone is among the quietest towns of its province: very few epicentres are recorded here.

quietermore active
More epicentres than 0% of the 186 towns in the province.
Santa Cristina e Bissone0
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 Pavia0 events · last 30 daysLombardy region14 events · last 30 days
ISTAT code: 018139

Frequently asked questions

Were there earthquakes near Santa Cristina e Bissone today?

No, no quakes were recorded today within 30 km of Santa Cristina e Bissone. The latest dates back to 16 October 2025.

Is Santa Cristina e Bissone a seismic area?

Santa Cristina e Bissone 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 Santa Cristina e Bissone?

In the INGV catalogue since 2015, the strongest earthquake within 30 km of Santa Cristina e Bissone was magnitude 3.7, on 19 April 2020.

When was the last quake near Santa Cristina e Bissone?

The last quake recorded within 30 km of Santa Cristina e Bissone 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)