Earthquakes in San Pancrazio Salentino
Seismic activity in the surroundings
30 km radiusINGV catalogue epicentres of the last ~11 years, within the given radius from the town centre.
How seismic is this area?
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 Pancrazio Salentino 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.
The “area” is San Pancrazio Salentino plus nearby towns.
The seismic history of San Pancrazio Salentino
The earthquakes that were actually felt in San Pancrazio Salentino over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 1980IV23 November 1980
Moderate: felt by many indoors; glasses and dishes rattle.
Irpinia-Basilicata earthquake (M6.8), epicentre 219 km away
- 1978NF24 September 1978
Imperceptible: only instruments record it.
Materano earthquake (M4.8), epicentre 115 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 66 km from Baragiano-Palagianello, 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).
Area over time
Earthquake map
4 eventsEarthquakes in the area
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
San Pancrazio Salentino 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 Brindisi0 events · 30gPuglia region21 events · 30gFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes today in San Pancrazio Salentino?
No, no quakes were recorded today in the San Pancrazio Salentino area: the latest nearby dates back to 11 months ago.
Is San Pancrazio Salentino a seismic area?
San Pancrazio Salentino 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 Pancrazio Salentino?
In the last ~11 years of INGV data, the strongest within 30 km of San Pancrazio Salentino was magnitude 2.5, in 2015.
When was the last quake near San Pancrazio Salentino?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of San Pancrazio Salentino was 11 months ago.
Tip. Click a nearby town to explore its seismicity.
Data: INGV — National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (CC-BY 4.0)