logo generalitat
Generalitat de Catalunya
Institut Geològic de Catalunya
Español   |   Català
You are at:  
Seismicity of Catalonia

Introduction
Catalonia located in the context of the Western Mediterranean area is characterized by the collision between the European and Afriacn tectonic plates

Annual seismological butlletins
Seismologic butlletins, locations and event list per year

Seismicity Map of Catalonia 1977-1997
The Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya published in 1999 a map of the seismicity of Catalonia for the 1977-1997 period at 1:400 000 escale

Epicenters map 1986-2000 period
Epicenters maps and histograms are presented

Maximum felt intensities in Catalonia during the XX century
In case of earthquake felt by the population makes a macroseismic survey to assign the degree of intensity of each locality

Damaging earthquakes in Catalonia
The maximum damages area caused by all the recorded earthquakes along the history are presented in this map

MSK scale of Intensity
Detailed description of the MSK scale

The 1427-1428 earthquakes in Catalonia: historical traces and geologic context. Excursion guidebook
XXII General Assembly European Seismological Commision, WS2 Historical Earthquakes in Europe.
Barcelona, 1990. Servei Geològic de Catalunya.
(in english, in catalan, 1.7 MB).

Atles Sísmic de Catalunya. Volum 1: Catàleg de sismicitat
Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya, Institut Geològic de Catalunya, 1999.
(en català   24.2 MB).

Historical seismicity in Catalonia: XIV and XV Centuries
Els terratrèmols dels segles XIV i XV a Catalunya.
Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya, Institut Geològic de Catalunya, 2006.
(in catalan,  Includes a shortened version in english  21.4 MB).

 

 

 
 
 
Legal notice  | About the web
Copyright ©IGC 2006 - NIF: Q0801396-C