The strongest earthquakes ever in Piedmont from 1000 to 2020

Historical series of the strongest earthquakes ever in Piedmont

This page shows the strongest earthquakes ever with epicenter in Piedmont, from 1000 up to present times (year 2020 included). The information refers to a database of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology. In particular, it is the following work: Rovida A., Locati M., Camassi R., Lolli, B., Gasperini P., Antonucci A. 2022. Parametric Catalog of Italian Earthquakes (CPTI15), version 4.0. National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), https://doi.org/10.13127/CPTI/CPTI15.4.4

Only seismic events with a magnitude ≥ 3.5 were selected from the database.

Below the map there is also a table, indicating the date, the denomination of the area of maximum effects and the moment magnitude. Together with the events with an epicenter in Piedmont, those earthquakes not far from the regional borders have also sometimes been included.

Data from INGV, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, ingv.it

What was the strongest earthquake ever in Piedmont?

The strongest earthquake ever with its epicenter in Piedmont was recorded on October 9, 1828 with a magnitude equal to 5.72 (area/city: Oltrepò pavese).

Symbols used for earthquake epicenters in Piedmont

The color of the icons indicates the magnitude. Yellow: 3.5≤M<4 . Orange: 4≤M<5 . Red: 5≤M<6 . Purple: 6≤M<7 . Black: M≥7 .
Click on the icon to view the details of the seismic event. Below the epicenter map there is a table with a list of the events.

In the database there are 119 earthquakes, 18 of them with 3.5≤M_w<4 (15.1%), 90 with 4≤M_w<5 (75.6%), 11 with 5≤M_w<6 (9.2%), 0 with 6≤M_w<7 (0.0%), 0 with M_w≥7 (0.0%).

More link:
Strongest earthquakes, Italian regions

Strongest earthquakes ever with epicenter in Italy
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Strongest earthquakes ever with epicenter in Italy and magnitude ≥6
Strongest earthquakes ever with epicenter in Italy and magnitude ≥7

Tables of the earthquakes since 1000 a.d. with epicenters in Piedmont

By clicking on the header of each column it is possible to sort the events as you like (for example, in chronological order). By default they are sorted by decreasing magnitude.

#	Data Evento	Area Epicentro	Magnitudo
1	October 9, 1828	Oltrepò pavese	5.72
2	April 2, 1808	Val pellice	5.64
3	April 16, 1808	Val pellice	5.34
4	October 22, 1541	Valle scrivia	5.26
5	October 26, 1914	Torinese	5.24
6	September 5, 1886	Torinese	5.22
7	March 9, 1753	Val chisone	5.16
8	April 18, 1808	Val pellice	5.11
9	April 30, 1680	Valle scrivia	5.1
10	May 26, 1767	Valli di lanzo	5.1
11	April 2, 1808	Val pellice	5.02
12	March 5, 1892	Valle d'aosta	4.98
13	August 21, 2000	Monferrato	4.94
14	November 28, 1919	Alpi marittime	4.92
15	February 1, 1369	Alessandria	4.86
16	February 28, 1550	Cuneo	4.86
17	March 1, 1584	Cuneese	4.86
18	May 23, 1835	Cuneese	4.86
19	June 7, 1878	Cuneese	4.86
20	April 20, 1808	Val pellice	4.85
21	January 5, 1980	Torinese	4.82
22	July 29, 1276	Monferrato	4.81
23	April 11, 2003	Valle scrivia	4.81
24	February 15, 1882	Val borbera	4.77
25	June 20, 1955	Cuneese	4.77
26	October 27, 1914	Torinese	4.74
27	May 31, 1912	Canavese	4.71
28	February 11, 1990	Torinese	4.69
29	July 25, 2011	Torinese	4.67
30	May 12, 1955	Cuneese	4.66
31	May 30, 1905	Cuneese	4.65
32	1311 (exact date unknown)	Pinerolo	4.63
33	October 25, 1858	Val chisone	4.63
34	May 4, 1958	Cuneese	4.62
35	January 2, 1893	Cuneese	4.57
36	December 7, 1913	Valle scrivia	4.57
37	September 13, 1989	Alessandrino	4.55
38	October 17, 1936	Biellese	4.53
39	April 7, 1966	Cuneese	4.51
40	May 25, 1901	Piemonte centro-meridionale	4.5
41	August 19, 1916	Cuneese	4.49
42	October 26, 1914	Torinese	4.46
43	August 30, 1858	Cuneese	4.45
44	January 15, 1611	Val pellice	4.4
45	February 1, 1971	Cuneese	4.39
46	September 22, 1866	Piemonte centro-meridionale	4.38
47	November 27, 1892	Cuneese	4.38
48	May 13, 1549	Liguria occidentale	4.37
49	December 11, 1927	Val di susa	4.36
50	December 30, 1900	Alto monferrato	4.35
51	February 19, 1935	Cuneese	4.34
52	June 14, 1993	Val d'ossola	4.34
53	January 20, 1994	Cuneese	4.34
54	July 9, 1936	Cuneese	4.32
55	April 20, 1901	Cuneese	4.31
56	April 5, 1900	Cuneese	4.3
57	June 1, 1956	Alta valle del po	4.3
58	November 24, 1786	Langhe	4.29
59	March 29, 1901	Val di susa	4.28
60	November 4, 1959	Cuneese	4.28
61	December 9, 1995	Langhe	4.28
62	October 5, 1909	Val pellice	4.25
63	October 9, 1969	Val di susa	4.25
64	July 18, 2001	Monferrato	4.23
65	July 24, 1913	Cuneese	4.22
66	December 23, 1938	Canavese	4.22
67	April 19, 2009	Langhe	4.21
68	March 7, 1883	Piemonte sud-occidentale	4.17
69	1449 (exact date unknown)	Pinerolo	4.16
70	May 15, 1502	Valle stura	4.16
71	1507 (exact date unknown)	Pinerolo	4.16
72	February 10, 1513	Alessandria	4.16
73	May 26, 1759	Pavese	4.16
74	August 1, 1780	Valle scrivia	4.16
75	August 4, 1780	Valle scrivia	4.16
76	September 12, 1785	Val di susa	4.16
77	December 19, 1807	Biellese	4.16
78	June 18, 1849	Alpi marittime	4.16
79	June 23, 1849	Alpi marittime	4.16
80	February 11, 1875	Biellese	4.16
81	August 2, 1880	Biellese	4.16
82	March 2, 1881	Biellese	4.16
83	March 3, 1887	Cuneese	4.16
84	August 16, 1900	Canavese	4.16
85	November 21, 1902	Val di susa	4.16
86	March 21, 1903	Cuneese	4.16
87	July 14, 1906	Valle scrivia	4.16
88	December 10, 1927	Valli di lanzo	4.16
89	May 7, 1955	Val di susa	4.16
90	August 6, 1982	Monferrato	4.15
91	June 21, 1927	Val di susa	4.14
92	May 28, 1891	Alessandrino	4.13
93	October 24, 2008	Valle stura	4.11
94	May 10, 1900	Cuneese	4.1
95	May 24, 1908	Piemonte centro-settentrionale	4.1
96	July 3, 1987	Canavese	4.08
97	November 21, 1995	Torinese	4.07
98	March 15, 1993	Cuneese	4.06
99	October 3, 2012	Valle varaita	4.01
100	March 18, 1895	Cuneese	4
101	July 30, 2016	Val chisone	4
102	December 20, 1891	Val d'ossola	3.96
103	February 14, 1875	Canavese	3.93
104	January 22, 1878	Cuneese	3.93
105	July 1, 1885	Cuneese	3.93
106	October 1, 1887	Cuneese	3.93
107	September 28, 1918	Val di susa	3.93
108	August 30, 1930	Val di susa	3.93
109	October 16, 1943	Langhe	3.93
110	June 12, 2005	Val di susa	3.79
111	January 4, 1995	Val chisone	3.73
112	December 21, 1703	Piemonte-liguria	3.7
113	January 20, 1845	Valle scrivia	3.7
114	August 3, 1873	Biellese	3.7
115	August 3, 1881	Alessandrino	3.7
116	January 10, 1901	Alto monferrato	3.7
117	April 11, 1902	Valle scrivia	3.7
118	March 5, 1918	Valli di lanzo	3.7
119	May 22, 1943	Val di susa	3.7

The strongest earthquakes ever from the year 1000 to 2020, divided by areas

Click on the region of interest to select events in that area.

Aosta Valley	Piedmont	Lombardy	Trentino-South Tyrol	Veneto	Friuli-Venezia-Giulia
Emilia-Romagna	Liguria	Tuscany	Umbria	Marche	Lazio
Abruzzo	Molise	Campania	Apulia	Basilicata	Calabria
Sicily	Sardinia	Transalpine Nations	Italy&Neigh.Countries	Italy	Italy (M≥4)
Italy (M≥5)	Italy (M≥6)	Italy (M≥7)	Top 10 Italy