Earthquakes in Pecetto di Valenza
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?
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 = 0.056 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
The “area” is Pecetto di Valenza plus nearby towns.
The seismic history of Pecetto di Valenza
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Pecetto di Valenza over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 1887V-VI23 February 1887
Strong: felt by everyone, many get scared; objects fall, first light damage to buildings.
Liguria occidentale earthquake (M6.3), epicentre 134 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 1 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
8 eventsEarthquakes in the area
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Pecetto di Valenza 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 Pecetto di Valenza?
No, no quakes were recorded today in the Pecetto di Valenza area: the latest nearby dates back to 36 months ago.
Is Pecetto di Valenza a seismic area?
Pecetto di Valenza 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 Pecetto di Valenza?
In the last ~12 years of INGV data, the strongest within 30 km of Pecetto di Valenza was magnitude 2.9, in 2020.
When was the last quake near Pecetto di Valenza?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Pecetto di Valenza was 23 months ago.
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Data: INGV — National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (CC-BY 4.0)