Province of Vercelli

Earthquakes in Borgo d'Ale

Low-seismicity area

No epicentres recorded in Borgo d'Ale in our archive. Here is the seismicity of the area and its surroundings.

Seismic activity in the surroundings

30 km radius
142
days since the last quake nearby
16
quakes recorded since 2015
~9 months
on average, one quake every
2.7
The strongest within 30 km
3 km South-West of Rondissone
29 months ago · 17 Jan, 18:36

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.

Very 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 = 0.040 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).

Why the ground rarely shakes here

Borgo d'Ale 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.

0
In the town
total on record
0
In the town
last 12 months
0
In the area
last 12 months
Strongest ever
In the area

The “area” is Borgo d'Ale plus nearby towns.

No earthquakes recorded in Borgo d'Ale · 2,588 inhabitants

The great earthquakes in this area's history

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

17675.1
Valli di Lanzo earthquake
26 May 1767 · 44 km from here
VIIIRuinous: partial collapses in ordinary buildings, widespread heavy damage.
18925.0
Valle d'Aosta earthquake
5 March 1892 · 31 km from here
VII-VIIIRuinous: partial collapses in ordinary buildings, widespread heavy damage.
19684.9
Valle d'Aosta earthquake
18 June 1968 · 43 km from here
VIStrong: felt by everyone, many get scared; objects fall, first light damage to buildings.
19124.7
Canavese earthquake
31 May 1912 · 30 km from here
V-VIStrong: felt by everyone, many get scared; objects fall, first light damage to buildings.

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

The closest seismic structure

Western Monferrato

The town lies about 19 km from Western Monferrato, one of the seismic structures mapped by INGV geologists.

estimated maximum magnitude 6.4between 1 and 8 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

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Earthquake map

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Earthquakes in the area

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Nearby towns

How does it compare with the surroundings?

Borgo d'Ale is among the quietest towns of its province: very few epicentres are recorded here.

quietermore active
More epicentres than 0% of the 82 towns in the province.
Borgo d'Ale0
Nearby towns average0

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

Context

Province of Vercelli1 events · 30gPiedmont region34 events · 30g
ISTAT code: 002015

Frequently asked questions

Were there earthquakes today in Borgo d'Ale?

No, no quakes were recorded today in the Borgo d'Ale area.

Is Borgo d'Ale a seismic area?

Borgo d'Ale 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 Borgo d'Ale?

In the last ~11 years of INGV data, the strongest within 30 km of Borgo d'Ale was magnitude 2.7, in 2024.

When was the last quake near Borgo d'Ale?

The last quake recorded within 30 km of Borgo d'Ale was 5 months ago.

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

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