Italy earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 4 km SSW of Preone, Italy

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Preone, Italy on Wed, May 12, 1976, 12:36 AM GMT+1 (23:36 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 1 km WNW of Lestans, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1976-05-11 23:36:46 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.357° N, 12.844° E
Region
Italy
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
22

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.41 km WSW of Sutrio, Italy · 18408 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.62 km SSW of Moggio di Sotto, Italy · 18408 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.93 km SW of Pieria-Prato Carnico, Italy · 18408 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 3.52 km N of Tolmezzo, Italy · 18408 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.82 km WSW of Colloredo di Monte Albano-Lauzzana, Italy · 18407 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 5.31 km NNW of Attimis, Italy · 18405 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.82 km WNW of Tramonti di Sopra, Italy · 18405 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 3.12 km NNE of Reana del Rojale, Italy · 18404 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 3.01 km W of Nimis, Italy · 18404 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 5.12 km NE of Forgaria nel Friuli, Italy · 18403 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.93 km SW of Osoppo, Italy · 18403 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 5.23 km NW of Majano, Italy · 18402 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 4.91 km NNE of Basaldella, Italy · 18402 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 5.11 km ESE of Gemona, Italy · 18397 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 3.41 km NNE of Musano, Italy · 18396 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.90 km NE of Enemonzo-Quinis, Italy · 18391 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 4.21 km W of Bordano, Italy · 18390 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 5.20 km NE of Cavasso Nuovo, Italy · 18388 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 3.22 km ENE of Dignano, Italy · 18385 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 3.1northern Italy · 18383 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 4.21 km N of Nimis, Italy · 18381 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 4.22 km SSE of Pinzano al Tagliamento, Italy · 18378 days ago · 48 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 3.22 km NE of Attimis, Italy · 18378 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 3.71 km S of Magnano in Riviera, Italy · 18374 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 3.21 km NW of Taipana, Italy · 18373 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 3.74 km SW of Osoppo, Italy · 18373 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 3.11 km WSW of Forgaria nel Friuli, Italy · 18372 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 6.11 km WNW of Lestans, Italy · 18372 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 3.51 km NNW of Magnano in Riviera, Italy · 18372 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 4.01 km N of Colloredo di Monte Albano, Italy · 18363 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 3.20 km ESE of Moruzzo, Italy · 18363 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 3.43 km SE of Faedis, Italy · 18356 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 4.91 km SE of Artegna, Italy · 18349 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 3.68 km SSW of Chiaulis, Italy · 18408 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 5.24 km NNE of Anduins, Italy · 18409 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.68 km NE of Rigolato, Italy · 18409 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 3.41 km NNW of Virgen, Austria · 18409 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.72 km ESE of Comeglians, Italy · 18409 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 3.71 km NNW of Bordano, Italy · 18410 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.40 km E of Bordano, Italy · 18410 days ago · 31 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 3.18 km SSW of Kötschach, Austria · 18411 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 3.02 km SSE of Treppo Grande, Italy · 18411 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 3.02 km NNE of Isola, Italy · 18411 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 5.12 km WSW of Taipana, Italy · 18411 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 4.01 km NNW of Cercivento, Italy · 18412 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 3.24 km NW of Moggio di Sotto, Italy · 18412 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 3.32 km NNW of Amaro, Italy · 18412 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 3.52 km SSE of Chiaulis, Italy · 18412 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 4.10 km N of Nimis, Italy · 18412 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 3.20 km W of Cimadolmo, Italy · 18412 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 3.22 km NNW of Ligosullo, Italy · 18413 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 3.51 km SW of Cavazzo Carnico, Italy · 18413 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 3.52 km SSW of Attimis, Italy · 18413 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000g9v. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC.