Earthquakes today in Torre Beretti e Castellaro
Today, within 30 km: no earthquakes recorded (updated at 11:37). Latest: M1.6 on 12 September 2023 at 15:41, 2 km East of Bassignana, 36 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 Torre Beretti e Castellaro: 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 = 0.048 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
Why the ground rarely shakes here
Torre Beretti e Castellaro 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 Torre Beretti e Castellaro. “In the town”: quakes whose nearest town to the epicentre is Torre Beretti e Castellaro.
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 sits above this source area: the deep structure where this area's earthquakes can originate.
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
16 eventsLatest earthquakes within 30 km
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Torre Beretti e Castellaro 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 Torre Beretti e Castellaro today?
No, no quakes were recorded today within 30 km of Torre Beretti e Castellaro. The latest dates back to 12 September 2023.
Is Torre Beretti e Castellaro a seismic area?
Torre Beretti e Castellaro 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 Torre Beretti e Castellaro?
In the INGV catalogue since 2015, the strongest earthquake within 30 km of Torre Beretti e Castellaro was magnitude 2.2, on 2 September 2023.
When was the last quake near Torre Beretti e Castellaro?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Torre Beretti e Castellaro dates back to 12 September 2023, 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)