Earthquakes today in Vernole
Today, within 30 km: no earthquakes recorded (updated at 12:21). 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 Vernole. 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, 40 km away.
INGV catalogue epicentres of the last ~12 years, within the given radius from the town centre.
How seismic is Vernole: 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 = 0.049 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
Why the ground rarely shakes here
Vernole 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 Vernole. “In the town”: quakes whose nearest town to the epicentre is Vernole.
The seismic history of Vernole
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Vernole 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 221 km away
- 1988NF13 April 1988
Imperceptible: only instruments record it.
Golfo di Taranto earthquake (M4.9), epicentre 140 km away
- 1980NF23 November 1980
Imperceptible: only instruments record it.
Irpinia-Basilicata earthquake (M6.8), epicentre 261 km away
- 1909NF20 January 1909
Imperceptible: only instruments record it.
Salento earthquake (M4.5), epicentre 28 km away
- 1743VII-VIII20 February 1743
Ruinous: partial collapses in ordinary buildings, widespread heavy damage.
Ionio settentrionale earthquake (M6.7), epicentre 67 km away · observed at Vanze
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 Albania offshore, 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?
Vernole sits in one of the most seismically active areas of its province: quakes are a familiar presence here, almost always light.
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 Vernole today?
No. The INGV catalogue (since 2015) has no quakes within 30 km of Vernole.
Is Vernole a seismic area?
Vernole 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 Vernole?
In the INGV catalogue since 2015, the strongest earthquake within 50 km of Vernole was magnitude 2.2, on 1 May 2025.
When was the last quake near Vernole?
The INGV catalogue (since 2015) has no quakes within 30 km of Vernole. The closest: magnitude 2.2, 40 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)