Seismic classification for the municipalites in the provinces of Chieti and Campobasso

The entire Italian territory except for Sardinia has a medium-high seismic hazard. Abruzzo is a large region composed of four provinces, the seismic risk differs on each area. The seismic risk is higher in the area of L’Aquila province. The properties we offer are situated in the province of Chieti, in the southern part of Abruzzo, near the Adriatic coast, more than 160 km away from L'Aquila, where the 2009 earthquake took place. In the Chieti province the seismic risk is low. Most of our houses are situated in areas with seismic risk 3 (4 is the lowest risk, 1 is the largest). Seismic risk is lower in proximity to the Adriatic coast. The province of Chieti has never been epicenter of strong heart quakes.

Seismic hazard map of the territory. Peak ground acceleration.

List of towns in the provinces of Chieti (Abruzzo) and Campobasso (Molise) and the level of seismic risk for each town.

In order to reduce the effects of an earthquake, the Italian State has concentrated its action on territorial classification, based on past earthquakes' intensity and frequency, and on the application of special regulations of buildings in areas classified as seismic. In order to reduce the effects of an earthquake, the State has concentrated its action on territorial classification, based on past earthquakes' intensity and frequency, and on the application of special regulations of buildings in areas classified as seismic.

The State delegated the adoption of the seismic classification of the territory (Legislative Decree No. 112 of 1998 and Decree of the President of the Republic No. 380 of 2001 - "Single Text of the Standards for Construction") to the Italian regions, and compiled the list of municipalities with its attribution to one of the four declining hazardous areas in which the national territory was reclassified. (Source: Department of Civil Protection).

*CH = Chieti, CB = Campobasso

Useful links:

Department of Civil Protection: Seismic Classification.

Department of Civil Protection: Seismic dangerousness.

Seismicity and seismic classification of every Italian town (with a search engine).

National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology.