Earthquakes today in San Bernardino Verbano
Today, within 30 km: no earthquakes recorded (updated at 10:45). Latest: M1.2 on 9 July 2026 at 06:48, 1 km East of Malesco, 21 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 San Bernardino Verbano: 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 = 0.050 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
Why the ground rarely shakes here
San Bernardino Verbano 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 San Bernardino Verbano. “In the town”: quakes whose nearest town to the epicentre is San Bernardino Verbano.
The seismic history of San Bernardino Verbano
The earthquakes that were actually felt in San Bernardino Verbano over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 1993III14 June 1993
Light: felt by few people, like a passing truck.
Val d'Ossola earthquake (M4.3), epicentre 14 km away · observed at San Bernardino Verbano (Santino)
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 50 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
41 eventsLatest earthquakes within 30 km
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
San Bernardino Verbano 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 San Bernardino Verbano today?
No, no quakes were recorded today within 30 km of San Bernardino Verbano. The latest dates back to 9 July 2026.
Is San Bernardino Verbano a seismic area?
San Bernardino Verbano 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 San Bernardino Verbano?
In the INGV catalogue since 2015, the strongest earthquake within 30 km of San Bernardino Verbano was magnitude 2.3, on 26 July 2022.
When was the last quake near San Bernardino Verbano?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of San Bernardino Verbano dates back to 9 July 2026, magnitude 1.2.
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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)