Earthquakes today in Gozzano
Today, within 30 km: no earthquakes recorded (updated at 12:24). Latest: M1.2 on 1 February 2024 at 02:33, 3 km South-East of Calasca-Castiglione, 15 km deep.
Latest earthquake within 30 km
3 km South-East of Calasca-Castiglione
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 Gozzano: 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
Gozzano 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 Gozzano. “In the town”: quakes whose nearest town to the epicentre is Gozzano.
The seismic history of Gozzano
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Gozzano over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 1993V-VI14 June 1993
Strong: felt by everyone, many get scared; objects fall, first light damage to buildings.
Val d'Ossola earthquake (M4.3), epicentre 26 km away
- 1905IV29 April 1905
Moderate: felt by many indoors; glasses and dishes rattle.
Haute-Savoie, Vallorcine earthquake (M5.1), epicentre 113 km away
- 1887IV23 February 1887
Moderate: felt by many indoors; glasses and dishes rattle.
Liguria occidentale earthquake (M6.3), epicentre 210 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 65 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
21 eventsLatest earthquakes within 30 km
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Gozzano 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 Novara0 events · last 30 daysPiedmont region58 events · last 30 daysFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes near Gozzano today?
No, no quakes were recorded today within 30 km of Gozzano. The latest dates back to 1 February 2024.
Is Gozzano a seismic area?
Gozzano 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 Gozzano?
In the INGV catalogue since 2015, the strongest earthquake within 30 km of Gozzano was magnitude 2.1, on 16 June 2019.
When was the last quake near Gozzano?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Gozzano dates back to 1 February 2024, magnitude 1.2.
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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)