Earthquakes today in Torre Santa Susanna
Today, within 30 km: no earthquakes recorded (updated at 10:54). Latest: M1.8 on 31 July 2025 at 01:07, 5 km West of Manduria, 9 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 Torre Santa Susanna: 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 = 0.049 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.
“Within 30 km”: epicentres less than 30 km from the centre of Torre Santa Susanna. “In the town”: quakes whose nearest town to the epicentre is Torre Santa Susanna.
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).
Over time within 30 km
Earthquake map within 30 km
4 eventsLatest earthquakes within 30 km
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 · last 30 daysPuglia region20 events · last 30 daysFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes near Torre Santa Susanna today?
No, no quakes were recorded today within 30 km of Torre Santa Susanna. The latest dates back to 31 July 2025.
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 INGV catalogue since 2015, the strongest earthquake within 30 km of Torre Santa Susanna was magnitude 2.5, on 25 June 2015.
When was the last quake near Torre Santa Susanna?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Torre Santa Susanna dates back to 31 July 2025, magnitude 1.8.
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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)