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Climate and risks: seismic zone 2 and almost a third of residents in flood-prone areas

In the Civil Protection Department's seismic classification (May 2025) Crotone is in zone 2. According to the ISPRA IdroGEO indicators (2024 report) 18,731 inhabitants, 31.8%, live in areas of medium flood hazard, while 440 inhabitants (0.7%) are in areas of high or very high landslide hazard.

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Seismic risk

In the seismic classification of municipalities updated in May 2025 by the Civil Protection Department, Crotone is in zone 2, where, according to the Department, "strong earthquakes are possible". The classification sets the anti-seismic rules for building and renovating.

Floods and landslides

The ISPRA IdroGEO municipal sheet, based on the 2024 ISPRA report on hydrogeological instability, estimates that 18,731 inhabitants live in areas of medium flood hazard (scenario P2), 31.8% of the population: anyone looking for a home should check the property's location on the map. Inhabitants in areas of high or very high landslide hazard (P3 and P4) number 440, or 0.7%.

Rainy days per year
City figurePeriod: 1991–2020Validsample unknown
Source: ISPRA – Valori climatici normali in Italia (web app SCIA, Sezione Climatologia Operativa), trentennio 1991–2020 · Stazione «Crotone» (1 m) nel comune di Crotone (~1 km dal centro).
57days

Missing: temp_jan_avg, temp_jul_avg, air_pm10_days_over_limit

Data

Rainy days per year
City figurePeriod: 1991–2020Validsample unknown
Source: ISPRA – Valori climatici normali in Italia (web app SCIA, Sezione Climatologia Operativa), trentennio 1991–2020 · Stazione «Crotone» (1 m) nel comune di Crotone (~1 km dal centro).
57days

Sources

Dipartimento della Protezione Civile – Classificazione sismica· Presidenza del Consiglio – Dipartimento della Protezione Civile

Updated: 2026-10-22

Dipartimento della Protezione Civile – Classificazione sismica dei comuni aggiornata a maggio 2025 (csv)· Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri – Dipartimento della Protezione Civile

Updated: 2026-10-22

ISPRA IdroGEO – Pericolosità e indicatori di rischio, Comune di Crotone (Rapporto ISPRA 2024 sul dissesto idrogeologico)· ISPRA – Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale

Updated: 2026-10-22

Reviewed: 10/23/2026 · by piero.avolio · rev. 1 · Period: → 2027-10-31

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