Earthquakes today in Madonna del Sasso
Today, within 30 km: no earthquakes recorded (updated at 12:04). 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 Madonna del Sasso: 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 = 0.044 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
Why the ground rarely shakes here
Madonna del Sasso 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 Madonna del Sasso. “In the town”: quakes whose nearest town to the epicentre is Madonna del Sasso.
The seismic history of Madonna del Sasso
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Madonna del Sasso over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 2005II8 September 2005
Very light: felt only by a few people at rest, on upper floors.
Massif du Mont-Blanc earthquake (M4.4), epicentre 116 km away · observed at Madonna del Sasso (Boleto)
- 1993IV14 June 1993
Moderate: felt by many indoors; glasses and dishes rattle.
Val d'Ossola earthquake (M4.3), epicentre 20 km away · observed at Madonna del Sasso (Boleto)
- 1960II-III23 March 1960
Light: felt by few people, like a passing truck.
Vallese earthquake (M5.0), epicentre 69 km away · observed at Artò
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 61 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
29 eventsLatest earthquakes within 30 km
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Madonna del Sasso 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 Verbano-Cusio-Ossola5 events · last 30 daysPiedmont region58 events · last 30 daysFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes near Madonna del Sasso today?
No, no quakes were recorded today within 30 km of Madonna del Sasso. The latest dates back to 7 July 2026.
Is Madonna del Sasso a seismic area?
Madonna del Sasso 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 Madonna del Sasso?
In the INGV catalogue since 2015, the strongest earthquake within 30 km of Madonna del Sasso was magnitude 2.1, on 16 June 2019.
When was the last quake near Madonna del Sasso?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Madonna del Sasso 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)