Earthquakes in Orosei
Costa Sarda Nuorese (Nuoro)
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.
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
Orosei 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 Orosei plus nearby towns.
The seismic history of Orosei
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Orosei over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 2004III18 December 2004
Light: felt by few people, like a passing truck.
Tirreno centrale earthquake (M4.6), epicentre 69 km away
- 2004NF12 December 2004
Imperceptible: only instruments record it.
Tirreno centrale earthquake (M4.1), epicentre 72 km away
- 2000III-IV26 April 2000
Moderate: felt by many indoors; glasses and dishes rattle.
Tirreno centrale earthquake (M4.8), epicentre 70 km away
Source: Italian Macroseismic Database DBMI15 (INGV, CC BY 4.0).
The closest seismic structure
The town lies about 202 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).
Area over time
Earthquake map
14 eventsEarthquakes in the area
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Orosei 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 Nuoro0 events · 30gSardinia region0 events · 30gFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes today in Orosei?
No, no quakes were recorded today in the Orosei area: the latest nearby dates back to 13 months ago.
Is Orosei a seismic area?
Orosei 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 Orosei?
In the last ~12 years of INGV data, the strongest within 30 km of Orosei was magnitude 1.6, in 2021.
When was the last quake near Orosei?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Orosei was 62 months ago.
Tip. Click a nearby town to explore its seismicity.
Data: INGV — National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (CC-BY 4.0)