Earthquakes in Santa Margherita di Staffora
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 = 0.099 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
The “area” is Santa Margherita di Staffora plus nearby towns.
The seismic history of Santa Margherita di Staffora
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Santa Margherita di Staffora over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 2005III18 April 2005
Light: felt by few people, like a passing truck.
Valle del Trebbia earthquake (M4.0), epicentre 9 km away
- 1987NF2 May 1987
Imperceptible: only instruments record it.
Reggiano earthquake (M4.7), epicentre 115 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 19 km from Rivanazzano-Stradella, 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
60 eventsEarthquakes in the area
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Santa Margherita di Staffora 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 Pavia0 events · 30gLombardy region11 events · 30gFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes today in Santa Margherita di Staffora?
No, no quakes were recorded today in the Santa Margherita di Staffora area: the latest nearby dates back to 6 months ago.
Is Santa Margherita di Staffora a seismic area?
Santa Margherita di Staffora 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 Margherita di Staffora?
In the last ~12 years of INGV data, the strongest within 30 km of Santa Margherita di Staffora was magnitude 4.0, in 2020.
When was the last quake near Santa Margherita di Staffora?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Santa Margherita di Staffora was 9 days ago.
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Data: INGV — National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (CC-BY 4.0)