Earthquakes in Ivrea
No epicentres recorded in Ivrea in our archive. Here is the seismicity of the area and its surroundings.
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?
Medium-low seismicity: strong quakes are rare, but not impossible.
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 = 0.043 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
Why the ground rarely shakes here
Ivrea 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.
The “area” is Ivrea plus nearby towns.
The seismic history of Ivrea
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Ivrea over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 1983IV9 November 1983
Moderate: felt by many indoors; glasses and dishes rattle.
Parmense earthquake (M5.0), epicentre 202 km away
- 1968IV18 June 1968
Moderate: felt by many indoors; glasses and dishes rattle.
Valle d'Aosta earthquake (M4.9), epicentre 28 km away
- 1951IV15 May 1951
Moderate: felt by many indoors; glasses and dishes rattle.
Lodigiano earthquake (M5.2), epicentre 137 km away
- 1936IV17 October 1936
Moderate: felt by many indoors; glasses and dishes rattle.
Biellese earthquake (M4.5), epicentre 17 km away
- 1918IV13 January 1918
Moderate: felt by many indoors; glasses and dishes rattle.
Pianura lombarda earthquake (M4.6), epicentre 74 km away
- 1914V26 October 1914
Rather strong: felt by almost everyone; hanging objects swing.
Torinese earthquake (M5.2), epicentre 61 km away
- 1912V-VI31 May 1912
Strong: felt by everyone, many get scared; objects fall, first light damage to buildings.
Canavese earthquake (M4.7), epicentre 14 km away
- 1905IV29 April 1905
Moderate: felt by many indoors; glasses and dishes rattle.
Haute-Savoie, Vallorcine earthquake (M5.1), epicentre 93 km away
- 1892IV5 March 1892
Moderate: felt by many indoors; glasses and dishes rattle.
Valle d'Aosta earthquake (M5.0), epicentre 15 km away
- 1875IV-V14 February 1875
Rather strong: felt by almost everyone; hanging objects swing.
Canavese earthquake (M3.9), epicentre 5 km away
- 1808IV-V16 April 1808
Rather strong: felt by almost everyone; hanging objects swing.
Val Pellice earthquake (M5.3), epicentre 81 km away
- 1807V19 December 1807
Rather strong: felt by almost everyone; hanging objects swing.
Biellese earthquake (M4.2), epicentre 13 km away
…and 15 more documented effects in this town's history.
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 30 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).
Area over time
Earthquake map
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Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Ivrea 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 Torino12 events · 30gPiedmont region34 events · 30gFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes today in Ivrea?
No, no quakes were recorded today in the Ivrea area.
Is Ivrea a seismic area?
Ivrea is classified in seismic zone 3 by the Civil Protection. Medium-low seismicity: strong quakes are rare, but not impossible.
What was the strongest earthquake near Ivrea?
In the last ~12 years of INGV data, the strongest within 30 km of Ivrea was magnitude 2.7, in 2024.
When was the last quake near Ivrea?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Ivrea was 7 months ago.
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Data: INGV — National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (CC-BY 4.0)