Earthquakes in Corigliano d'Otranto
No epicentres recorded in Corigliano d'Otranto in our archive. Here is the seismicity of the area and its surroundings.
Seismic activity in the surroundings
50 km radiusNo events within 30 km of the town. The closest on record: magnitude 3.1, 37 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 = 0.056 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
The “area” is Corigliano d'Otranto plus nearby towns.
The seismic history of Corigliano d'Otranto
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Corigliano d'Otranto over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 1990NF5 May 1990
Imperceptible: only instruments record it.
Potentino earthquake (M5.8), epicentre 222 km away
- 1988NF13 April 1988
Imperceptible: only instruments record it.
Golfo di Taranto earthquake (M4.9), epicentre 129 km away
- 1984NF29 April 1984
Imperceptible: only instruments record it.
Umbria settentrionale earthquake (M5.6), epicentre 587 km away
- 1980III23 November 1980
Light: felt by few people, like a passing truck.
Irpinia-Basilicata earthquake (M6.8), epicentre 262 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 68 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
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Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Corigliano d'Otranto 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 Corigliano d'Otranto?
No, no quakes were recorded today in the Corigliano d'Otranto area.
Is Corigliano d'Otranto a seismic area?
Corigliano d'Otranto 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 Corigliano d'Otranto?
In the last ~11 years of INGV data, the strongest within 50 km of Corigliano d'Otranto was magnitude 3.1, in 2015.
When was the last quake near Corigliano d'Otranto?
The last quake recorded within 50 km of Corigliano d'Otranto was 13 months ago.
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Data: INGV — National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (CC-BY 4.0)