Earthquakes today in Cinisi
Today, within 30 km: no earthquakes recorded (updated at 11:35). Latest: M2.2 on 28 December 2025 at 22:57, 18 km North of Cinisi, 10 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 Cinisi: zone 2
A zone where strong earthquakes are possible: new buildings follow strict anti-seismic criteria.
Official Civil Protection classification (upd. 2025), used for building codes.
Hazard describes the long-term expected shaking: it is not a forecast. Technical value: ag = 0.152 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
“Within 30 km”: epicentres less than 30 km from the centre of Cinisi. “In the town”: quakes whose nearest town to the epicentre is Cinisi.
The seismic history of Cinisi
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Cinisi over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 1968VI15 January 1968
Strong: felt by everyone, many get scared; objects fall, first light damage to buildings.
Valle del Belice earthquake (M6.4), epicentre 46 km away
- 1954NF20 November 1954
Imperceptible: only instruments record it.
Sicilia centro-occidentale earthquake (M4.2), epicentre 26 km away
- 1823V5 March 1823
Rather strong: felt by almost everyone; hanging objects swing.
Sicilia settentrionale earthquake (M5.8), epicentre 107 km away
Source: Italian Macroseismic Database DBMI15 (INGV, CC BY 4.0).
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 11 km from Southern Tyrrhenian S, 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
51 eventsLatest earthquakes within 30 km
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Cinisi records more quakes than the average of its province.
Each quake is attributed to the town closest to its epicentre: the numbers describe the area, not the municipal territory alone.
Context
Province of Palermo2 events · last 30 daysSicily region176 events · last 30 daysFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes near Cinisi today?
No, no quakes were recorded today within 30 km of Cinisi. The latest dates back to 28 December 2025.
Is Cinisi a seismic area?
Cinisi is classified in seismic zone 2 by the Civil Protection. A zone where strong earthquakes are possible: new buildings follow strict anti-seismic criteria.
What was the strongest earthquake near Cinisi?
In the INGV catalogue since 2015, the strongest earthquake within 30 km of Cinisi was magnitude 2.9, on 18 March 2017.
When was the last quake near Cinisi?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Cinisi dates back to 28 December 2025, magnitude 2.2.
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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)