Earthquakes today in Orta San Giulio
Today, within 30 km: no earthquakes recorded (updated at 11:38). Latest: M1.4 on 7 July 2026 at 16:59, 5 km North-West of Fobello, 13 km deep.
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 Orta San Giulio: 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 = 0.042 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
Why the ground rarely shakes here
Orta San Giulio 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 Orta San Giulio. “In the town”: quakes whose nearest town to the epicentre is Orta San Giulio.
The seismic history of Orta San Giulio
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Orta San Giulio over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 1960III-IV23 March 1960
Moderate: felt by many indoors; glasses and dishes rattle.
Vallese earthquake (M5.0), epicentre 72 km away
- 1905IV29 April 1905
Moderate: felt by many indoors; glasses and dishes rattle.
Haute-Savoie, Vallorcine earthquake (M5.1), epicentre 112 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 64 km from Western Valais, 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
26 eventsLatest earthquakes within 30 km
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Orta San Giulio 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 Orta San Giulio today?
No, no quakes were recorded today within 30 km of Orta San Giulio. The latest dates back to 7 July 2026.
Is Orta San Giulio a seismic area?
Orta San Giulio 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 Orta San Giulio?
In the INGV catalogue since 2015, the strongest earthquake within 30 km of Orta San Giulio was magnitude 2.1, on 16 June 2019.
When was the last quake near Orta San Giulio?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Orta San Giulio dates back to 7 July 2026, magnitude 1.4.
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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)