Earthquakes in Cencenighe Agordino
Seismic activity in the surroundings
30 km radiusINGV catalogue epicentres of the last ~11 years, within the given radius from the town centre.
How seismic is this area?
Medium-low seismicity: strong quakes are rare, but not impossible.
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 = 0.113 g (10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, rigid soil).
The “area” is Cencenighe Agordino plus nearby towns.
The seismic history of Cencenighe Agordino
The earthquakes that were actually felt in Cencenighe Agordino over the centuries, with the intensity observed on site (Mercalli MCS scale).
- 2001III-IV17 July 2001
Moderate: felt by many indoors; glasses and dishes rattle.
Val Venosta earthquake (M4.8), epicentre 79 km away
- 1989III-IV13 September 1989
Moderate: felt by many indoors; glasses and dishes rattle.
Prealpi Vicentine earthquake (M4.8), epicentre 75 km away
- 1954III25 April 1954
Light: felt by few people, like a passing truck.
Carnia earthquake (M4.5), epicentre 51 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 31 km from Bassano-Vittorio Veneto, 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
37 eventsEarthquakes in the area
Nearby towns
How does it compare with the surroundings?
Cencenighe Agordino 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 Belluno2 events · 30gVeneto region13 events · 30gFrequently asked questions
Were there earthquakes today in Cencenighe Agordino?
No, no quakes were recorded today in the Cencenighe Agordino area: the latest nearby dates back to 5 months ago.
Is Cencenighe Agordino a seismic area?
Cencenighe Agordino 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 Cencenighe Agordino?
In the last ~11 years of INGV data, the strongest within 30 km of Cencenighe Agordino was magnitude 3.4, in 2017.
When was the last quake near Cencenighe Agordino?
The last quake recorded within 30 km of Cencenighe Agordino was 27 days ago.
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Data: INGV — National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (CC-BY 4.0)