Earthquakes today in Motta de' Conti
Today, within 30 km: no earthquakes recorded (updated at 10:43). Latest: M1.6 on 12 September 2023 at 15:41, 2 km East of Bassignana, 36 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 Motta de' Conti: 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 = 0.039 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
Why the ground rarely shakes here
Motta de' Conti 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 Motta de' Conti. “In the town”: quakes whose nearest town to the epicentre is Motta de' Conti.
The seismic history of Motta de' Conti
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Motta de' Conti over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 2002NF13 November 2002
Imperceptible: only instruments record it.
Franciacorta earthquake (M4.2), epicentre 135 km away
- 2001NF18 July 2001
Imperceptible: only instruments record it.
Monferrato earthquake (M4.2), epicentre 44 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 6 km from Western Monferrato, 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
11 eventsLatest earthquakes within 30 km
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Motta de' Conti 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 Vercelli0 events · last 30 daysPiedmont region58 events · last 30 daysFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes near Motta de' Conti today?
No, no quakes were recorded today within 30 km of Motta de' Conti. The latest dates back to 12 September 2023.
Is Motta de' Conti a seismic area?
Motta de' Conti 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 Motta de' Conti?
In the INGV catalogue since 2015, the strongest earthquake within 30 km of Motta de' Conti was magnitude 2.1, on 6 January 2020.
When was the last quake near Motta de' Conti?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Motta de' Conti dates back to 12 September 2023, magnitude 1.6.
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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)