Earthquakes today in Sternatia
Today, within 30 km: no earthquakes recorded (updated at 12:24). The INGV catalogue has no earthquakes within 30 km since 2015.
Latest earthquake within 30 km
Since 2015 the INGV catalogue has recorded no earthquakes within 30 km of Sternatia. Activity within a wider radius is shown below.
Seismic activity within 50 km
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 ~12 years, within the given radius from the town centre.
How seismic is Sternatia: 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 = 0.052 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
Why the ground rarely shakes here
Sternatia 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 Sternatia. “In the town”: quakes whose nearest town to the epicentre is Sternatia.
The seismic history of Sternatia
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Sternatia over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 1990IV5 May 1990
Moderate: felt by many indoors; glasses and dishes rattle.
Potentino earthquake (M5.8), epicentre 217 km away
- 1988NF13 April 1988
Imperceptible: only instruments record it.
Golfo di Taranto earthquake (M4.9), epicentre 130 km away
- 1980NF23 November 1980
Imperceptible: only instruments record it.
Irpinia-Basilicata earthquake (M6.8), epicentre 257 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 77 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).
Over time within 30 km
Earthquake map within 30 km
0 eventsLatest earthquakes within 30 km
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Sternatia 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 Sternatia today?
No. The INGV catalogue (since 2015) has no quakes within 30 km of Sternatia.
Is Sternatia a seismic area?
Sternatia 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 Sternatia?
In the INGV catalogue since 2015, the strongest earthquake within 50 km of Sternatia was magnitude 3.1, on 10 November 2015.
When was the last quake near Sternatia?
The INGV catalogue (since 2015) has no quakes within 30 km of Sternatia. The closest: magnitude 2.2, 41 km away, on 1 May 2025.
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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)