Earthquakes in Capoliveri
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.
Hazard describes the long-term expected shaking: it is not a forecast. Technical value: ag = 0.032 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
Why the ground rarely shakes here
Capoliveri 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 Capoliveri plus nearby towns.
The seismic history of Capoliveri
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Capoliveri over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 1984NF29 April 1984
Imperceptible: only instruments record it.
Umbria settentrionale earthquake (M5.6), epicentre 185 km away
- 1984NF22 April 1984
Imperceptible: only instruments record it.
Costa pisano-livornese earthquake (M4.6), epicentre 94 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 81 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).
Area over time
Earthquake map
60 eventsEarthquakes in the area
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Capoliveri 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 Livorno0 events · 30gTuscany region112 events · 30gFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes today in Capoliveri?
No, no quakes were recorded today in the Capoliveri area: the latest nearby dates back to 2 days ago.
Is Capoliveri a seismic area?
Capoliveri 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 Capoliveri?
In the last ~12 years of INGV data, the strongest within 30 km of Capoliveri was magnitude 1.8, in 2018.
When was the last quake near Capoliveri?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Capoliveri 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)