Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola

Earthquakes in Casale Corte Cerro

0.7
very light
LATEST QUAKE

3 km North-East of Premosello-Chiovenda

20 months ago · 2 Nov, 07:38
Depth 13 km

Seismic activity in the surroundings

30 km radius
108
days since the last quake nearby
38
quakes recorded since 2015
~4 months
on average, one quake every
2.3
The strongest within 30 km
1 km North of Pallanzeno
47 months ago · 26 Jul, 13:20

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.

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 = 0.050 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).

Why the ground rarely shakes here

Casale Corte Cerro 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.

Closest earthquake
Go to Massiola Earthquake details
0
In the town
total on record
0
In the town
last 12 months
0
In the area
last 12 months
M1.8
Strongest ever
In the area

The “area” is Casale Corte Cerro plus nearby towns.

No earthquakes recorded in Casale Corte Cerro · 3,476 inhabitants

The great earthquakes in this area's history

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

19364.5
Biellese earthquake
17 October 1936 · 50 km from here
VI-VIIVery strong: hard to stand; chimneys and roof tiles fall, serious damage to weaker buildings.
19934.3
Val d'Ossola earthquake
14 June 1993 · 11 km from here
V-VIStrong: felt by everyone, many get scared; objects fall, first light damage to buildings.
19514.3
Vallemaggia, Cevio earthquake
16 May 1951 · 47 km from here
18804.2
Biellese earthquake
2 August 1880 · 47 km from here
VRather strong: felt by almost everyone; hanging objects swing.

Source: Parametric Catalogue of Italian Earthquakes CPTI15 (INGV, CC BY 4.0).

The closest seismic structure

Western Valais

The town lies about 52 km from Western Valais, one of the seismic structures mapped by INGV geologists.

estimated maximum magnitude 7.0between 3 and 15 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

November 20241eventmax 0.7
Jul
Oct
Jan '25
Apr
Jul
Oct
Jan '26
Apr

Earthquake map

7 events
Magnitude:lightweakmoderatestrong

Earthquakes in the area

0.7
20 months ago
2 Nov, 07:38
1.3
33 months ago
27 Sept, 20:35
1.5
1 km South of Gignese
10 km South-East · 14 km
39 months ago
15 Apr, 21:07
1.8
46 months ago
24 Aug, 09:27
1.3
1 km South of Pieve Vergonte
11 km North-West · 15 km
53 months ago
8 Feb, 08:29
1.4
80 months ago
13 Nov, 03:24
1.1
3 km South-East of Massiola
6 km West · 22 km
80 months ago
11 Nov, 01:08

Nearby towns

How does it compare with the surroundings?

Casale Corte Cerro is among the quietest towns of its province: very few epicentres are recorded here.

quietermore active
More epicentres than 0% of the 74 towns in the province.
Casale Corte Cerro0
Nearby towns average0.6

Each quake is attributed to the town closest to its epicentre: the numbers describe the area, not the municipal territory alone.

Context

Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola1 events · 30gPiedmont region34 events · 30g
ISTAT code: 103019

Frequently asked questions

Were there earthquakes today in Casale Corte Cerro?

No, no quakes were recorded today in the Casale Corte Cerro area: the latest nearby dates back to 20 months ago.

Is Casale Corte Cerro a seismic area?

Casale Corte Cerro 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 Casale Corte Cerro?

In the last ~11 years of INGV data, the strongest within 30 km of Casale Corte Cerro was magnitude 2.3, in 2022.

When was the last quake near Casale Corte Cerro?

The last quake recorded within 30 km of Casale Corte Cerro was 4 months ago.

Tip. Click a nearby town to explore its seismicity.

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

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