Province of Sud Sardegna

Earthquakes today in Buggerru

Today, within 30 km: no earthquakes recorded (updated at 11:39). The INGV catalogue has no earthquakes within 30 km since 2015.

Latest earthquake within 30 km

Since 2015 the INGV catalogue has recorded no earthquakes within 30 km of Buggerru. Activity within a wider radius is shown below.

Seismic activity within 50 km

50 km radius

No events within 30 km of the town. The closest on record: magnitude 2.0, 36 km away.

1,292
days since the last quake within 50 km
2
quakes recorded since 2015
~5.9 years
on average, one quake every
2.0
The strongest within 50 km
5 km West of Samassi
7 years ago · 22 Sept 2019, 21:21

INGV catalogue epicentres of the last ~12 years, within the given radius from the town centre.

How seismic is Buggerru: zone 4

Zone4
Seismic 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

Buggerru 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.

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In the town
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In the town
last 12 months
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Within 30 km
last 12 months
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Strongest since 2015
Within 30 km

“Within 30 km”: epicentres less than 30 km from the centre of Buggerru. “In the town”: quakes whose nearest town to the epicentre is Buggerru.

No epicentre attributed to Buggerru in the INGV catalogue since 2015 · 1,108 inhabitants

The great earthquakes in this area's history

Almost a thousand years of catalogues: the strongest documented events within ~50 km.

17714.4
Sardegna meridionale earthquake
17 August 1771 · 48 km from here

Source: Parametric Catalogue of Italian Earthquakes CPTI15 (INGV, CC BY 4.0).

The closest seismic structure

Northern Africa offshore - East

The town lies about 154 km from Northern Africa offshore - East, one of the seismic structures mapped by INGV geologists.

estimated maximum magnitude 8.0between 1 and 25 km deep

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

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Earthquake map within 30 km

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Latest earthquakes within 30 km

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Nearby towns

How does it compare with the surroundings?

Buggerru is among the quietest towns of its province: very few epicentres are recorded here.

quietermore active
More epicentres than 0% of the 107 towns in the province.
Buggerru0
Nearby towns average0

Each quake is attributed to the town closest to its epicentre: the numbers describe the area, not the municipal territory alone.

Context

Province of Sud Sardegna0 events · last 30 daysSardinia region0 events · last 30 days
ISTAT code: 111006

Frequently asked questions

Were there earthquakes near Buggerru today?

No. The INGV catalogue (since 2015) has no quakes within 30 km of Buggerru.

Is Buggerru a seismic area?

Buggerru 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 Buggerru?

In the INGV catalogue since 2015, the strongest earthquake within 50 km of Buggerru was magnitude 2.0, on 22 September 2019.

When was the last quake near Buggerru?

The INGV catalogue (since 2015) has no quakes within 30 km of Buggerru. The closest: magnitude 2.0, 36 km away, on 22 September 2019.

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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)