Is Ascoli Piceno safe? Italy travel risk
Is Ascoli Piceno safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ascoli Piceno scores 33/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Italy Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 10 Sep 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Ascoli Piceno scores 33/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Italy (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Ascoli Piceno: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (44/100).
A score of 33 is higher than the scores of 37% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Italy travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
In the Marche territory, Ascoli Piceno is established at 42.8547° N, 13.5753° E. It lies 138.0 km SW relative to Rome. Time zone observed: Europe/Rome.
Marche
42.8547° N, 13.5753° E
154 m
Europe/Rome
45,571
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Italy
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Droughts | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Ascoli Piceno happened in February and November (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.6 on 9 Nov 2022 (122 km away) — USGS details
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