{"id":14902,"date":"2022-11-30T11:09:43","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T10:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seriana2025.genomagency.it\/?p=14902"},"modified":"2024-01-23T17:03:57","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T16:03:57","slug":"italian-seismic-zones-classification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seriana2025.genomagency.it\/en\/italian-seismic-zones-classification\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the seismic zones in Italy?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Italy experiences considerable seismic activity, with more than 190,000 seismic events recorded by the National Seismic Network over the last 30 years alone. In 2003, our government decided to divide the territory into 4 zones based on seismic risk (with no. 1 indicating the highest risk and no. 4 the lowest),<br>It should be noted that the <a href=\"https:\/\/seriana2025.genomagency.it\/en\/extension-sismabonus-2024-productive-activities\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/seriana2025.genomagency.it\/en\/extension-sismabonus-2024-productive-activities\/\">Sismabonus, which has been extended until 2024<\/a>, is accessible to businesses located in zones no. 1, 2 and 3 those with a greater risk.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"seismic-risk-of-italian-regions\">Seismic risk of Italian regions<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Below is a table showing the various zones and the regions that fall into that:<br><br><strong>Zone 1<\/strong>; high seismic risk<br>very strong earthquakes can occur in these areas, the most dangerous zone;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Friuli-Venezia Giulia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Veneto<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Abruzzi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Umbria<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Molise<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Campania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sicily<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zone 2<\/strong>; medium-to-high seismic risk<br>possibility that fairly strong earthquakes with fairly high repercussions could occur;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Emilia-Romagna<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lazio<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marches<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apulia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Basilicata<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zone 3<\/strong>; medium-to-low seismic risk<br>tremors of modest intensity may occur in this zone;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lombardy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tuscany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Liguria<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Piedmont<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zone 4<\/strong>; low seismic risk<br>low probability of seismic damage, the least dangerous area;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sardinia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trentino-Alto Adige<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aosta Valley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/seriana2025.genomagency.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mappa-delle-zone-sismiche-italia-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"mappa delle zone sismiche italiane\" class=\"wp-image-11209\" style=\"width:1024px;height:538px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seriana2025.genomagency.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mappa-delle-zone-sismiche-italia-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/seriana2025.genomagency.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mappa-delle-zone-sismiche-italia-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seriana2025.genomagency.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mappa-delle-zone-sismiche-italia-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seriana2025.genomagency.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/mappa-delle-zone-sismiche-italia.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br>Map of Italian seismic zones (Source: Presidency of the Council of Ministers; Department of Civil Protection)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>It is worth noting that there is a chance that the classification of certain regions may change over the years as a result of seismic events.<br>For example, one of the latest updated areas is <a href=\"https:\/\/seriana2025.genomagency.it\/sisma-bonus-il-veneto-aggiorna-la-zonazione-sismica\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/seriana2025.genomagency.it\/sisma-bonus-il-veneto-aggiorna-la-zonazione-sismica\/\">Veneto, which in 2021 updated its seismic zoning<\/a> through a resolution of the regional council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"bloccoBannerVideo-block_52f6bdbacd1026e55f0cd39f1b59e832\" class=\"blocco-custom-gutenberg bloccoBannerVideo \" data-id=\"block_52f6bdbacd1026e55f0cd39f1b59e832\"><div class=\"container py-5 py-lg-8\">\n    <div class=\"background-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/seriana2025.genomagency.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/zone_sismiche_bruno_zanoli.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"ingegnere Bruno Zanoli responsabile preventivi Seriana Edilizia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seriana2025.genomagency.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/zone_sismiche_bruno_zanoli.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/seriana2025.genomagency.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/zone_sismiche_bruno_zanoli-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seriana2025.genomagency.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/zone_sismiche_bruno_zanoli-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/seriana2025.genomagency.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/zone_sismiche_bruno_zanoli-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seriana2025.genomagency.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/zone_sismiche_bruno_zanoli-1244x700.jpg 1244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n        <div class=\"col-lg-8 text-center\">\n            <span class=\"d-block titolo h1 mb-3 mb-lg-5\">Let&#8217;s delve deeper into this important topic with Engineer Bruno Zanoli<\/span>\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jbndps4-fc8\" data-fancybox target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                    <svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"icona_video\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                        viewBox=\"0 0 485 485\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 485 485;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                    <g>\n                        <path d=\"M413.974,71.026C368.171,25.225,307.274,0,242.5,0S116.829,25.225,71.026,71.026C25.225,116.829,0,177.726,0,242.5\n                            s25.225,125.671,71.026,171.474C116.829,459.775,177.726,485,242.5,485s125.671-25.225,171.474-71.026\n                            C459.775,368.171,485,307.274,485,242.5S459.775,116.829,413.974,71.026z M242.5,455C125.327,455,30,359.673,30,242.5\n                            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<\/svg>\n                <\/a>\n\n\n            <span class=\"d-block sottotitolo h4 mt-3 mt-lg-5\">The seismic classification of a territory involves the division of a surface into areas with the aim of identifying the seismic danger present.<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<p><br>Over the years, <a href=\"https:\/\/seriana2025.genomagency.it\/en\/evolution-regulatory-seismic-italy\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/seriana2025.genomagency.it\/en\/evolution-regulatory-seismic-italy\/\">the way of classifying seismic zones has undergone several variations<\/a> to adapt to new discoveries and notions on the seismic situation of our territory and obviously to the seismic events that have occurred over the years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italy experiences considerable seismic activity, with more than 190,000 seismic events recorded by the National Seismic Network over the last 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