Earthquakes in Basaluzzo
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 = 0.079 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
The “area” is Basaluzzo plus nearby towns.
The seismic history of Basaluzzo
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Basaluzzo over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 2000IV21 August 2000
Moderate: felt by many indoors; glasses and dishes rattle.
Monferrato earthquake (M4.9), epicentre 31 km away
- 1913IV-V7 December 1913
Rather strong: felt by almost everyone; hanging objects swing.
Valle Scrivia earthquake (M4.6), epicentre 12 km away
- 1897III-IV6 July 1897
Moderate: felt by many indoors; glasses and dishes rattle.
Mar Ligure earthquake (M4.2), epicentre 40 km away
- 1891V28 May 1891
Rather strong: felt by almost everyone; hanging objects swing.
Alessandrino earthquake (M4.1), epicentre 7 km away
- 1887VI23 February 1887
Strong: felt by everyone, many get scared; objects fall, first light damage to buildings.
Liguria occidentale earthquake (M6.3), epicentre 114 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 Eastern 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).
Area over time
Earthquake map
14 eventsEarthquakes in the area
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Basaluzzo 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 Alessandria0 events · 30gPiedmont region34 events · 30gFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes today in Basaluzzo?
No, no quakes were recorded today in the Basaluzzo area: the latest nearby dates back to 41 months ago.
Is Basaluzzo a seismic area?
Basaluzzo 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 Basaluzzo?
In the last ~12 years of INGV data, the strongest within 30 km of Basaluzzo was magnitude 3.1, in 2020.
When was the last quake near Basaluzzo?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Basaluzzo was 4 months ago.
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Data: INGV — National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (CC-BY 4.0)