Earthquakes today in Delebio
Today, within 30 km: no earthquakes recorded (updated at 12:29). Latest: M1.6 on 8 May 2025 at 15:51, outside Italy, 14 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 Delebio: 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 = 0.046 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
Why the ground rarely shakes here
Delebio 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 Delebio. “In the town”: quakes whose nearest town to the epicentre is Delebio.
The seismic history of Delebio
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Delebio over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 1991III-IV20 November 1991
Moderate: felt by many indoors; glasses and dishes rattle.
Grigioni, Vaz earthquake (M4.7), epicentre 67 km away
- 1983III9 November 1983
Light: felt by few people, like a passing truck.
Parmense earthquake (M5.0), epicentre 166 km away
- 1960II23 March 1960
Very light: felt only by a few people at rest, on upper floors.
Vallese earthquake (M5.0), epicentre 113 km away
- 1882III27 February 1882
Light: felt by few people, like a passing truck.
Valle Seriana earthquake (M4.8), epicentre 46 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 41 km from Western S-Alps internal thrust, 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
14 eventsLatest earthquakes within 30 km
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Delebio 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 Sondrio12 events · last 30 daysLombardy region14 events · last 30 daysFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes near Delebio today?
No, no quakes were recorded today within 30 km of Delebio. The latest dates back to 8 May 2025.
Is Delebio a seismic area?
Delebio 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 Delebio?
In the INGV catalogue since 2015, the strongest earthquake within 30 km of Delebio was magnitude 3.3, on 23 August 2017.
When was the last quake near Delebio?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Delebio dates back to 8 May 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)