Earthquakes in Parella
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 = 0.045 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
Why the ground rarely shakes here
Parella 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 Parella plus nearby towns.
The seismic history of Parella
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Parella over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 2005III-IV8 September 2005
Moderate: felt by many indoors; glasses and dishes rattle.
Massif du Mont-Blanc earthquake (M4.4), epicentre 99 km away
- 2005NF5 July 2005
Imperceptible: only instruments record it.
Canavese earthquake (M3.5), epicentre 14 km away
- 1987IV3 July 1987
Moderate: felt by many indoors; glasses and dishes rattle.
Canavese earthquake (M4.1), epicentre 18 km away
- 1887IV-V23 February 1887
Rather strong: felt by almost everyone; hanging objects swing.
Liguria occidentale earthquake (M6.3), epicentre 171 km away
- 1875IV17 March 1875
Moderate: felt by many indoors; glasses and dishes rattle.
Costa romagnola earthquake (M5.7), epicentre 407 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 28 km from Western Piemonte, 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
2 eventsEarthquakes in the area
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Parella 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 Parella?
No, no quakes were recorded today in the Parella area: the latest nearby dates back to 12 months ago.
Is Parella a seismic area?
Parella 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 Parella?
In the last ~12 years of INGV data, the strongest within 30 km of Parella was magnitude 2.7, in 2024.
When was the last quake near Parella?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Parella was 5 months ago.
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Data: INGV — National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (CC-BY 4.0)