Metropolitan City of Messina
Natural hazards and seismic zone municipality by municipality, for home buyers.
According to ISPRA’s mosaic, 5.7% of the territory of the Metropolitan City of Messina has high or very high landslide hazard (P3 and P4), with 2.4% of the residents. 1% of the territory of the Metropolitan City of Messina is in the flood area of the medium-probability scenario (P2), with 4.9% of the residents. Among Italy’s 107 provinces it ranks 60th for landslide hazard P3-P4 and 102nd for flood area (P2).
Municipalities by seismic zone: 17 in zone 1, 91 in zone 2.
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Municipalities by share of territory in landslide class P3/P4
| Letojanni | 36% |
|---|---|
| Malfa | 32.5% |
| Castroreale | 32.4% |
| Gioiosa Marea | 26.9% |
| Galati Mamertino | 24.6% |
| Gallodoro | 22.9% |
| Ucria | 22% |
| Ficarra | 20.9% |
| Santa Marina Salina | 19.8% |
| Lipari | 19.3% |
Municipalities by share of territory in flood scenario P2
| Giardini-Naxos | 30.9% |
|---|---|
| Sant’Alessio Siculo | 15.4% |
| Taormina | 14.6% |
| Santa Teresa di Riva | 13.8% |
| Savoca | 10.1% |
| Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto | 9.6% |
| Moio Alcantara | 7.7% |
| Furnari | 7.6% |
| Gaggi | 7.4% |
| Acquedolci | 5.9% |
All 108 municipalities
Landslides and floods in the province
| ISPRA indicator | ME | Sicilia |
|---|---|---|
| Landslide, very high hazard (P4) | 4% | 2.2% |
| Landslide, high hazard (P3) | 1.7% | 0.8% |
| Landslide, areas of attention | 4.7% | 1.4% |
| Residents in landslide areas P3-P4 | 2.4% | 1.9% |
| Buildings in landslide areas P3-P4 | 4.6% | 2.4% |
| Flood, high probability (P3) | 0.9% | 1.6% |
| Flood, medium probability (P2) | 1% | 1.9% |
| Flood, low probability (P1) | 1% | 2.2% |
| Residents in P2 flood areas | 4.9% | 2.6% |
| Buildings in P2 flood areas | 4.4% | 2.3% |
Sources: ISPRA IdroGEO, Civil Protection, Istat (25 October 2026).
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