Earthquakes today in Loiri Porto San Paolo
Today, within 30 km: no earthquakes recorded (updated at 11:41). Latest: M0.7 on 20 June 2025 at 12:58, 9 km North-East of Monti, 1 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 Loiri Porto San Paolo: 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
Loiri Porto San Paolo 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 Loiri Porto San Paolo. “In the town”: quakes whose nearest town to the epicentre is Loiri Porto San Paolo.
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 253 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
7 eventsLatest earthquakes within 30 km
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Loiri Porto San Paolo 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 Sassari0 events · last 30 daysSardinia region0 events · last 30 daysFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes near Loiri Porto San Paolo today?
No, no quakes were recorded today within 30 km of Loiri Porto San Paolo. The latest dates back to 20 June 2025.
Is Loiri Porto San Paolo a seismic area?
Loiri Porto San Paolo 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 Loiri Porto San Paolo?
In the INGV catalogue since 2015, the strongest earthquake within 30 km of Loiri Porto San Paolo was magnitude 2.5, on 20 October 2015.
When was the last quake near Loiri Porto San Paolo?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Loiri Porto San Paolo dates back to 20 June 2025, magnitude 0.7.
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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)