Earthquakes today in Palau
Today, within 30 km: no earthquakes recorded (updated at 11:41). Latest: M1.4 on 14 May 2025 at 14:06, 7 km East of La Maddalena, 2 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 Palau: 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
Palau 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 Palau. “In the town”: quakes whose nearest town to the epicentre is Palau.
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 269 km from Livorno Hills, 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
6 eventsLatest earthquakes within 30 km
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Palau 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 Sassari0 events · last 30 daysSardinia region0 events · last 30 daysFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes near Palau today?
No, no quakes were recorded today within 30 km of Palau. The latest dates back to 14 May 2025.
Is Palau a seismic area?
Palau 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 Palau?
In the INGV catalogue since 2015, the strongest earthquake within 30 km of Palau was magnitude 2.4, on 31 March 2025.
When was the last quake near Palau?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Palau dates back to 14 May 2025, magnitude 1.4.
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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)