Earthquakes today in Carentino
Today, within 30 km: no earthquakes recorded (updated at 12:24). Latest: M1.3 on 30 April 2025 at 07:36, 2 km South-West of Denice, 11 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 Carentino: 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 = 0.054 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
“Within 30 km”: epicentres less than 30 km from the centre of Carentino. “In the town”: quakes whose nearest town to the epicentre is Carentino.
The seismic history of Carentino
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Carentino over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 1887VI23 February 1887
Strong: felt by everyone, many get scared; objects fall, first light damage to buildings.
Liguria occidentale earthquake (M6.3), epicentre 111 km away
- 1818VI23 February 1818
Strong: felt by everyone, many get scared; objects fall, first light damage to buildings.
Liguria occidentale earthquake (M5.3), epicentre 107 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 25 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).
Over time within 30 km
Earthquake map within 30 km
53 eventsLatest earthquakes within 30 km
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Carentino 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 · last 30 daysPiedmont region58 events · last 30 daysFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes near Carentino today?
No, no quakes were recorded today within 30 km of Carentino. The latest dates back to 30 April 2025.
Is Carentino a seismic area?
Carentino 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 Carentino?
In the INGV catalogue since 2015, the strongest earthquake within 30 km of Carentino was magnitude 3.1, on 11 September 2020.
When was the last quake near Carentino?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Carentino dates back to 30 April 2025, magnitude 1.3.
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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)