Earthquakes today in Sestu
Today, within 30 km: no earthquakes recorded (updated at 14:23). Latest: M2.0 on 22 September 2019 at 21:21, 5 km West of Samassi, 14 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 Sestu: zone 4
The quietest class: the probability of strong earthquakes is very low.
Official Civil Protection classification (upd. 2025), used for building codes.
The national hazard map provides no value for this area: that happens in the quietest parts of Italy.
Hazard describes the long-term expected shaking: it is not a forecast.
Why the ground rarely shakes here
Sestu 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 Sestu. “In the town”: quakes whose nearest town to the epicentre is Sestu.
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 116 km from Northern Africa offshore - East, 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
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Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Sestu 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 Cagliari0 events · last 30 daysSardinia region0 events · last 30 daysFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes near Sestu today?
No, no quakes were recorded today within 30 km of Sestu. The latest dates back to 22 September 2019.
Is Sestu a seismic area?
Sestu 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 Sestu?
In the INGV catalogue since 2015, the strongest earthquake within 30 km of Sestu was magnitude 2.0, on 22 September 2019.
When was the last quake near Sestu?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Sestu dates back to 22 September 2019, magnitude 2.0.
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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)