Earthquakes in Dambel
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 = 0.050 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
Why the ground rarely shakes here
Dambel 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 Dambel plus nearby towns.
The seismic history of Dambel
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Dambel over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 2002III13 November 2002
Light: felt by few people, like a passing truck.
Franciacorta earthquake (M4.2), epicentre 111 km away
- 2002III-IV14 February 2002
Moderate: felt by many indoors; glasses and dishes rattle.
Carnia earthquake (M4.7), epicentre 155 km away
- 2001IV-V17 July 2001
Rather strong: felt by almost everyone; hanging objects swing.
Val Venosta earthquake (M4.8), epicentre 33 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 32 km from Giudicarie, 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
35 eventsEarthquakes in the area
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Dambel 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 Trento16 events · 30gTrentino-Alto Adige region29 events · 30gFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes today in Dambel?
No, no quakes were recorded today in the Dambel area: the latest nearby dates back to 2 months ago.
Is Dambel a seismic area?
Dambel 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 Dambel?
In the last ~12 years of INGV data, the strongest within 30 km of Dambel was magnitude 2.5, in 2025.
When was the last quake near Dambel?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Dambel was 14 days ago.
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Data: INGV — National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (CC-BY 4.0)