Earthquakes today in Torricella
Today, within 30 km: no earthquakes recorded (updated at 12:27). Latest: M1.8 on 31 July 2025 at 01:07, 5 km West of Manduria, 9 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 Torricella: 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 = 0.054 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
“Within 30 km”: epicentres less than 30 km from the centre of Torricella. “In the town”: quakes whose nearest town to the epicentre is Torricella.
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 47 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
12 eventsLatest earthquakes within 30 km
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Torricella 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 Taranto0 events · last 30 daysPuglia region20 events · last 30 daysFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes near Torricella today?
No, no quakes were recorded today within 30 km of Torricella. The latest dates back to 31 July 2025.
Is Torricella a seismic area?
Torricella 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 Torricella?
In the INGV catalogue since 2015, the strongest earthquake within 30 km of Torricella was magnitude 2.5, on 25 June 2015.
When was the last quake near Torricella?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Torricella dates back to 31 July 2025, magnitude 1.8.
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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)