Earthquakes today in Leverano
Today, within 30 km: no earthquakes recorded (updated at 10:42). Latest: M2.2 on 1 May 2025 at 03:36, 4 km North-West of San Donaci, 4 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 Leverano: 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 = 0.050 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
Why the ground rarely shakes here
Leverano 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 Leverano. “In the town”: quakes whose nearest town to the epicentre is Leverano.
The seismic history of Leverano
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Leverano over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 1988III13 April 1988
Light: felt by few people, like a passing truck.
Golfo di Taranto earthquake (M4.9), epicentre 118 km away
- 1905NF8 September 1905
Imperceptible: only instruments record it.
Calabria centrale earthquake (M7.0), epicentre 239 km away
- 1743VIII-IX20 February 1743
Destructive: many buildings partly or fully collapse.
Ionio settentrionale earthquake (M6.7), epicentre 83 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 85 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
1 eventsLatest earthquakes within 30 km
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Leverano 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 · last 30 daysPuglia region20 events · last 30 daysFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes near Leverano today?
No, no quakes were recorded today within 30 km of Leverano. The latest dates back to 1 May 2025.
Is Leverano a seismic area?
Leverano 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 Leverano?
In the INGV catalogue since 2015, the strongest earthquake within 30 km of Leverano was magnitude 2.2, on 1 May 2025.
When was the last quake near Leverano?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Leverano dates back to 1 May 2025, magnitude 2.2.
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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)