Earthquakes in Monteroni di Lecce
Costa Albanese settentrionale (ALBANIA)
Seismic activity in the surroundings
30 km radiusINGV catalogue epicentres of the last ~12 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 = 0.050 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
Why the ground rarely shakes here
Monteroni 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 Monteroni di Lecce plus nearby towns.
The seismic history of Monteroni di Lecce
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Monteroni 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 204 km away
- 1980IV23 November 1980
Moderate: felt by many indoors; glasses and dishes rattle.
Irpinia-Basilicata earthquake (M6.8), epicentre 244 km away
- 1910NF7 June 1910
Imperceptible: only instruments record it.
Irpinia-Basilicata earthquake (M5.8), epicentre 235 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 90 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
1 eventsEarthquakes in the area
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Monteroni 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 region20 events · 30gFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes today in Monteroni di Lecce?
No, no quakes were recorded today in the Monteroni di Lecce area: the latest nearby dates back to 51 months ago.
Is Monteroni di Lecce a seismic area?
Monteroni 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 Monteroni di Lecce?
In the last ~12 years of INGV data, the strongest within 30 km of Monteroni di Lecce was magnitude 2.2, in 2025.
When was the last quake near Monteroni di Lecce?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Monteroni di Lecce was 16 months ago.
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Data: INGV — National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (CC-BY 4.0)