Earthquakes in Sale San Giovanni
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 = 0.057 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
The “area” is Sale San Giovanni plus nearby towns.
The seismic history of Sale San Giovanni
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Sale San Giovanni over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 1993II17 July 1993
Very light: felt only by a few people at rest, on upper floors.
Liguria occidentale earthquake (M4.3), epicentre 27 km away
- 1989III26 December 1989
Light: felt by few people, like a passing truck.
Mar Ligure earthquake (M4.5), epicentre 109 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 45 km from Southern Piemonte, 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
15 eventsEarthquakes in the area
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Sale San Giovanni 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 Cuneo22 events · 30gPiedmont region36 events · 30gFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes today in Sale San Giovanni?
No, no quakes were recorded today in the Sale San Giovanni area: the latest nearby dates back to 2 months ago.
Is Sale San Giovanni a seismic area?
Sale San Giovanni 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 Sale San Giovanni?
In the last ~12 years of INGV data, the strongest within 30 km of Sale San Giovanni was magnitude 2.4, in 2015.
When was the last quake near Sale San Giovanni?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Sale San Giovanni was 13 days ago.
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Data: INGV — National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (CC-BY 4.0)