Earthquakes in San Martino in Passiria
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 = 0.042 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
Why the ground rarely shakes here
San Martino in Passiria 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 San Martino in Passiria plus nearby towns.
The seismic history of San Martino in Passiria
The earthquakes that were actually felt in San Martino in Passiria over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 1931II14 April 1931
Very light: felt only by a few people at rest, on upper floors.
Valli Giudicarie earthquake (M4.8), epicentre 98 km away
- 1902V-VI19 June 1902
Strong: felt by everyone, many get scared; objects fall, first light damage to buildings.
Alpi Retiche earthquake (M5.0), epicentre 7 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 17 km from Brenner, 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?
San Martino in Passiria 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 Bolzano13 events · 30gTrentino-Alto Adige region29 events · 30gFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes today in San Martino in Passiria?
No, no quakes were recorded today in the San Martino in Passiria area: the latest nearby dates back to 27 days ago.
Is San Martino in Passiria a seismic area?
San Martino in Passiria 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 San Martino in Passiria?
In the last ~12 years of INGV data, the strongest within 30 km of San Martino in Passiria was magnitude 3.0, in 2017.
When was the last quake near San Martino in Passiria?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of San Martino in Passiria was 27 days ago.
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Data: INGV — National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (CC-BY 4.0)