Earthquakes in Nughedu San Nicolò
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
Nughedu San Nicolò 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 Nughedu San Nicolò plus nearby towns.
The seismic history of Nughedu San Nicolò
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Nughedu San Nicolò over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 2000II-III26 April 2000
Light: felt by few people, like a passing truck.
Tirreno centrale earthquake (M4.8), epicentre 105 km away · observed at Nughedu di San Nicolò
Source: Italian Macroseismic Database DBMI15 (INGV, CC BY 4.0).
The closest seismic structure
The town lies about 237 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
3 eventsEarthquakes in the area
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Nughedu San Nicolò 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 · 30gSardinia region0 events · 30gFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes today in Nughedu San Nicolò?
No, no quakes were recorded today in the Nughedu San Nicolò area: the latest nearby dates back to 10 months ago.
Is Nughedu San Nicolò a seismic area?
Nughedu San Nicolò 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 Nughedu San Nicolò?
In the last ~12 years of INGV data, the strongest within 30 km of Nughedu San Nicolò was magnitude 1.8, in 2024.
When was the last quake near Nughedu San Nicolò?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Nughedu San Nicolò was 10 months ago.
Tip. Click a nearby town to explore its seismicity.
Data: INGV — National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (CC-BY 4.0)