Province of Novara

Earthquakes in Bellinzago Novarese

Low-seismicity area

No epicentres recorded in Bellinzago Novarese 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
2.6
The strongest within 30 km
1 km South-West of Magenta
86 months ago · 20 May, 08:47

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 = 0.037 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).

Why the ground rarely shakes here

Bellinzago Novarese 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.

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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 Bellinzago Novarese plus nearby towns.

No earthquakes recorded in Bellinzago Novarese · 9,375 inhabitants

The great earthquakes in this area's history

Almost a thousand years of catalogues: the strongest documented events within ~50 km.

13965.3
Monza earthquake
26 November 1396 · 49 km from here
VII-VIIIRuinous: partial collapses in ordinary buildings, widespread heavy damage.
19184.6
Pianura lombarda earthquake
13 January 1918 · 19 km from here
IV-VRather strong: felt by almost everyone; hanging objects swing.
19364.5
Biellese earthquake
17 October 1936 · 47 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 · 33 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 47 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

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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?

Bellinzago Novarese 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.
Bellinzago Novarese0
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: 003016

Frequently asked questions

Were there earthquakes today in Bellinzago Novarese?

No, no quakes were recorded today in the Bellinzago Novarese area.

Is Bellinzago Novarese a seismic area?

Bellinzago Novarese 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 Bellinzago Novarese?

In the last ~11 years of INGV data, the strongest within 30 km of Bellinzago Novarese was magnitude 2.6, in 2019.

When was the last quake near Bellinzago Novarese?

The last quake recorded within 30 km of Bellinzago Novarese was 12 days ago.

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

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