Earthquakes in Torre Santa Susanna
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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 = 0.049 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
Why the ground rarely shakes here
Torre Santa Susanna 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 Torre Santa Susanna plus nearby towns.
The seismic history of Torre Santa Susanna
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Torre Santa Susanna over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 1990IV-V5 May 1990
Rather strong: felt by almost everyone; hanging objects swing.
Potentino earthquake (M5.8), epicentre 171 km away
- 1980V23 November 1980
Rather strong: felt by almost everyone; hanging objects swing.
Irpinia-Basilicata earthquake (M6.8), epicentre 211 km away
- 1627NC30 July 1627
Very light: felt only by a few people at rest, on upper floors.
Capitanata earthquake (M6.7), epicentre 245 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 57 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
13 eventsEarthquakes in the area
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Torre Santa Susanna 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 Torre Santa Susanna?
No, no quakes were recorded today in the Torre Santa Susanna area: the latest nearby dates back to 2 months ago.
Is Torre Santa Susanna a seismic area?
Torre Santa Susanna 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 Torre Santa Susanna?
In the last ~11 years of INGV data, the strongest within 30 km of Torre Santa Susanna was magnitude 2.5, in 2015.
When was the last quake near Torre Santa Susanna?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Torre Santa Susanna 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)