Italy, where the earth "trembles". Even in Sardinia

Which areas are most at risk from dangerous earthquakes?

“The areas at greatest risk are the Apennines (especially central-southern) and the Eastern Alps”.

Does living in areas with low seismic risk mean being able to sleep peacefully?

“The seismic risk in our country is a condition that should never be neglected as it is a compendium of various parameters that characterize a territory. The first is the danger, that is the probability that, in a certain place, a certain shaking of the ground of a certain intensity occurs. So we have vulnerability, understood as the propensity of a structure to suffer damage of a certain level, in the face of a seismic event of a given intensity. Finally, exposure, which is a measure of the importance of the object exposed to the risk in relation to the main characteristics of the built environment. In other words, if it is true that the intrinsic danger of the place (i.e. how they move under the plates) is the starting point, the type of buildings that there are, on which land, with what urban planning and the degree of population also count. ".

How is the seismic situation in Sardinia?

“Sardinia is a geologically stable island, that is, without active tectonics. The sporadic earthquakes that occur generally occur along ancient coastal faults and have often been related or confused with other natural phenomena such as landslides, thunder and lightning. It must also be said that the nature of its rocky base, made of compact metamorphic rocks, means that seismic events are perceived throughout the region. Historically, the two strongest earthquakes in Sardinia are that of 4 June 1616, which affected all of southern Sardinia and is remembered by an engraving contained in the Sacristy of the Cathedral of Cagliari, and that which occurred, still in the southern part of the island, on 17 August 1771. In more recent times we remember the earthquake that occurred in the north of Sardinia, in Gallura, on 13 November 1948. For this event there is more documentation collected by the newspapers of the time ".

What is the situation of the Italian volcanoes? Is there anyone that worries more than others?

“For now, everyone does their own 'job': in perennial activity Etna and Stromboli and the Neapolitan ones that are also the most dangerous 'asleep'. However, we have excellent monitoring systems that keep them under continuous control ”.