Earthquakes in Castri di Lecce
Costa Albanese settentrionale (ALBANIA)
Seismic activity in the surroundings
50 km radiusNo events within 30 km of the town. The closest on record: magnitude 2.2, 41 km away.
INGV 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 = 0.051 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
Why the ground rarely shakes here
Castri di Lecce 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 Castri di Lecce plus nearby towns.
The seismic history of Castri di Lecce
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Castri di Lecce over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 1990II-III5 May 1990
Light: felt by few people, like a passing truck.
Potentino earthquake (M5.8), epicentre 220 km away
- 1980NF23 November 1980
Imperceptible: only instruments record it.
Irpinia-Basilicata earthquake (M6.8), epicentre 260 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 80 km from South Apulia Fault System - North, 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?
Castri di Lecce 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 Lecce0 events · 30gPuglia region21 events · 30gFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes today in Castri di Lecce?
No, no quakes were recorded today in the Castri di Lecce area: the latest nearby dates back to 49 months ago.
Is Castri di Lecce a seismic area?
Castri di Lecce 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 Castri di Lecce?
In the last ~11 years of INGV data, the strongest within 50 km of Castri di Lecce was magnitude 3.1, in 2015.
When was the last quake near Castri di Lecce?
The last quake recorded within 50 km of Castri di Lecce was 14 months ago.
Tip. Click a nearby town to explore its seismicity.
Data: INGV — National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (CC-BY 4.0)