Province of Trento

Earthquakes in Ville di Fiemme

0.9
very light
LATEST QUAKE

2 km East of Ora

3 months ago · 26 May, 11:56
Depth 8 km

Seismic activity in the surroundings

30 km radius
10
days since the last quake nearby
1,250
quakes recorded since 2014
~3 days
on average, one quake every
2.8
The strongest within 30 km
4 km West of San Giovanni di Fassa
46 months ago · 10 Nov, 22:22

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

How seismic is this area?

Zone3
Seismic zone 3

Medium-low seismicity: strong quakes are rare, but not impossible.

Official Civil Protection classification (upd. 2025), used for building codes.

Low
Expected shaking, compared with the other Italian municipalities (INGV MPS04 model)

Hazard describes the long-term expected shaking: it is not a forecast. Technical value: ag = 0.063 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).

Closest earthquake
Go to Ora Earthquake details
0
In the town
total on record
0
In the town
last 12 months
2
In the area
last 12 months
M1.4
Strongest ever
In the area

The “area” is Ville di Fiemme plus nearby towns.

No earthquakes recorded in Ville di Fiemme · 2,610 inhabitants

The great earthquakes in this area's history

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

17194.9
Italia nord-orientale earthquake
7 January 1719 · 48 km from here
18944.5
Feltrino earthquake
28 November 1894 · 46 km from here
VI-VIIVery strong: hard to stand; chimneys and roof tiles fall, serious damage to weaker buildings.
19404.4
Feltrino earthquake
3 January 1940 · 44 km from here
V-VIStrong: felt by everyone, many get scared; objects fall, first light damage to buildings.
19944.2
Val Lagarina earthquake
24 October 1994 · 46 km from here
VRather strong: felt by almost everyone; hanging objects swing.

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

The closest seismic structure

Giudicarie

The town lies about 38 km from Giudicarie, one of the seismic structures mapped by INGV geologists.

estimated maximum magnitude 6.8between 5 and 12 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).

Area over time

May 20261eventmax 0.9
Oct
Jan '25
Apr
Jul
Oct
Jan '26
Apr
Jul

Earthquake map

19 events
Magnitude:lightweakmoderatestrong

Earthquakes in the area

0.9
2 km East of Ora
10 km North-West · 8 km
3 months ago
26 May, 11:56
1.4
3 km West of Predazzo
14 km East · 17 km
10 months ago
5 Nov, 18:25
0.5
3 km East of Laives
13 km North · 1 km
18 months ago
5 Mar, 12:06
0.8
5 km East of Predazzo
21 km East · 6 km
24 months ago
18 Sept, 11:42
0.9
3 km East of Laives
14 km North · 6 km
25 months ago
31 Jul, 12:35
1.0
5 km East of Predazzo
21 km East · 8 km
26 months ago
9 Jul, 10:09
0.9
3 km East of Laives
14 km North-West · 7 km
35 months ago
11 Oct, 12:42
0.6
4 km South of Nova Levante
11 km North-East · 12 km
38 months ago
7 Jul, 23:17
1.1
3 km North-West of Nova Levante
16 km North-East · 14 km
42 months ago
7 Mar, 23:24
1.0
3 km East of Ora
10 km North-West · 8 km
59 months ago
25 Oct, 12:17

Nearby towns

How does it compare with the surroundings?

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

quietermore active
More epicentres than 0% of the 166 towns in the province.
Ville di Fiemme0
Nearby towns average1.6

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 · 30g
ISTAT code: 022254

Frequently asked questions

Were there earthquakes today in Ville di Fiemme?

No, no quakes were recorded today in the Ville di Fiemme area: the latest nearby dates back to 3 months ago.

Is Ville di Fiemme a seismic area?

Ville di Fiemme is classified in seismic zone 3 by the Civil Protection. Medium-low seismicity: strong quakes are rare, but not impossible.

What was the strongest earthquake near Ville di Fiemme?

In the last ~12 years of INGV data, the strongest within 30 km of Ville di Fiemme was magnitude 2.8, in 2022.

When was the last quake near Ville di Fiemme?

The last quake recorded within 30 km of Ville di Fiemme was 11 days ago.

Tip. Click a nearby town to explore its seismicity.

Data: INGV — National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (CC-BY 4.0)

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