Earthquakes today in Cortanze
Today, within 30 km: no earthquakes recorded (updated at 10:42). Latest: M1.7 on 16 January 2026 at 02:20, 3 km North-East of Villanova d'Asti, 58 km deep.
Latest earthquake within 30 km
3 km North-East of Villanova d'Asti
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 Cortanze: 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 = 0.040 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
Why the ground rarely shakes here
Cortanze 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 Cortanze. “In the town”: quakes whose nearest town to the epicentre is Cortanze.
The seismic history of Cortanze
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Cortanze over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 2001NF18 July 2001
Imperceptible: only instruments record it.
Monferrato earthquake (M4.2), epicentre 36 km away
- 2000V21 August 2000
Rather strong: felt by almost everyone; hanging objects swing.
Monferrato earthquake (M4.9), epicentre 26 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 12 km from Western 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
20 eventsLatest earthquakes within 30 km
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Cortanze 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 Asti1 event · last 30 daysPiedmont region58 events · last 30 daysFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes near Cortanze today?
No, no quakes were recorded today within 30 km of Cortanze. The latest dates back to 16 January 2026.
Is Cortanze a seismic area?
Cortanze 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 Cortanze?
In the INGV catalogue since 2015, the strongest earthquake within 30 km of Cortanze was magnitude 2.9, on 7 February 2023.
When was the last quake near Cortanze?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Cortanze dates back to 16 January 2026, magnitude 1.7.
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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)