Earthquakes in Cavaglià
No epicentres recorded in Cavaglià in our archive. Here is the seismicity of the area and its surroundings.
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 = 0.038 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
Why the ground rarely shakes here
Cavaglià 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.
The “area” is Cavaglià plus nearby towns.
The seismic history of Cavaglià
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Cavaglià over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 2005NF8 September 2005
Imperceptible: only instruments record it.
Massif du Mont-Blanc earthquake (M4.4), epicentre 119 km away
- 1968IV-V18 June 1968
Rather strong: felt by almost everyone; hanging objects swing.
Valle d'Aosta earthquake (M4.9), epicentre 41 km away
- 1960II-III23 March 1960
Light: felt by few people, like a passing truck.
Vallese earthquake (M5.0), epicentre 107 km away
- 1908III24 May 1908
Light: felt by few people, like a passing truck.
Piemonte centro-settentrionale earthquake (M4.1), epicentre 7 km away
- 1887IV-V23 February 1887
Rather strong: felt by almost everyone; hanging objects swing.
Liguria occidentale earthquake (M6.3), epicentre 169 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 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).
Area over time
Earthquake map
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Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Cavaglià 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 Biella0 events · 30gPiedmont region34 events · 30gFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes today in Cavaglià?
No, no quakes were recorded today in the Cavaglià area.
Is Cavaglià a seismic area?
Cavaglià 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 Cavaglià?
In the last ~12 years of INGV data, the strongest within 30 km of Cavaglià was magnitude 2.7, in 2024.
When was the last quake near Cavaglià?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Cavaglià was 3 months ago.
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Data: INGV — National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (CC-BY 4.0)