Province of Novara

Earthquakes in Agrate Conturbia

Low-seismicity area

No epicentres recorded in Agrate Conturbia in our archive. Here is the seismicity of the area and its surroundings.

Seismic activity in the surroundings

30 km radius
11
days since the last quake nearby
8
quakes recorded since 2015
~17 months
on average, one quake every
1.9
The strongest within 30 km
3 km North-East of Greggio
12 days ago · 1 Jun, 21:45

INGV catalogue epicentres of the last ~11 years, within the given radius from the town centre.

How seismic is this area?

Zone4
Seismic zone 4

The quietest class: the probability of strong earthquakes is very low.

Official Civil Protection classification (upd. 2025), used for building codes.

Very low
Expected shaking, compared with the other Italian municipalities (INGV MPS04 model)

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

Agrate Conturbia 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.

0
In the town
total on record
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In the town
last 12 months
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In the area
last 12 months
Strongest ever
In the area

The “area” is Agrate Conturbia plus nearby towns.

No earthquakes recorded in Agrate Conturbia · 1,554 inhabitants

The seismic history of Agrate Conturbia

The earthquakes that were actually felt in Agrate Conturbia over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).

  1. 2000NF21 August 2000

    Imperceptible: only instruments record it.

    Monferrato earthquake (M4.9), epicentre 86 km away · observed at Agrate

  2. 1887IV23 February 1887

    Moderate: felt by many indoors; glasses and dishes rattle.

    Liguria occidentale earthquake (M6.3), epicentre 203 km away · observed at Agrate

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.

19184.6
Pianura lombarda earthquake
13 January 1918 · 32 km from here
IV-VRather strong: felt by almost everyone; hanging objects swing.
19364.5
Biellese earthquake
17 October 1936 · 43 km from here
VI-VIIVery strong: hard to stand; chimneys and roof tiles fall, serious damage to weaker buildings.
13044.4
Pianura lombarda earthquake
18 December 1304 · 46 km from here
V-VIStrong: felt by everyone, many get scared; objects fall, first light damage to buildings.
19934.3
Val d'Ossola earthquake
14 June 1993 · 40 km from here
V-VIStrong: felt by everyone, many get scared; objects fall, first light damage to buildings.

Source: Parametric Catalogue of Italian Earthquakes CPTI15 (INGV, CC BY 4.0).

The closest seismic structure

Western Monferrato

The town lies about 58 km from Western Monferrato, one of the seismic structures mapped by INGV geologists.

estimated maximum magnitude 6.4between 1 and 8 km deep

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

June 2026no events
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Earthquake map

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Earthquakes in the area

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Nearby towns

How does it compare with the surroundings?

Agrate Conturbia is among the quietest towns of its province: very few epicentres are recorded here.

quietermore active
More epicentres than 0% of the 87 towns in the province.
Agrate Conturbia0
Nearby towns average0

Each quake is attributed to the town closest to its epicentre: the numbers describe the area, not the municipal territory alone.

Context

Province of Novara0 events · 30gPiedmont region34 events · 30g
ISTAT code: 003001

Frequently asked questions

Were there earthquakes today in Agrate Conturbia?

No, no quakes were recorded today in the Agrate Conturbia area.

Is Agrate Conturbia a seismic area?

Agrate Conturbia 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 Agrate Conturbia?

In the last ~11 years of INGV data, the strongest within 30 km of Agrate Conturbia was magnitude 1.9, in 2026.

When was the last quake near Agrate Conturbia?

The last quake recorded within 30 km of Agrate Conturbia was 12 days ago.

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Data: INGV — National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (CC-BY 4.0)

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