Seismic risk
The national territory is entirely seismic - and all Italian municipalities can be damaged by earthquakes - but the strongest earthquakes tend to occur in certain areas: in North-Eastern Italy (Friuli Venezia Giulia and Veneto), in Western Liguria, in the Northern Apennines (from Garfagnana to Rimini), and along the Central and Southern Apennines, in Calabria and Eastern Sicily.
It is not possible to predict with certainty when, with which intensity and where an earthquake will occur. However, the most dangerous areas involved and the consequences associated with an earthquake are well known: being prepared is the best guarantee to prevent and reduce the consequences of an earthquake.
