M3.2 earthquake central Italy
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck in central Italy on Sun, May 20, 1979, 9:06 PM GMT+1 (20:06 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 central Italy. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-05-20 20:06:16 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 43.549° N, 12.435° E
- Region
- Italy
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
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
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.3central Italy · 17291 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.62 km NNE of Nocera Umbra, Italy · 17291 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.1central Italy · 17291 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.217 km NE of Rivazzurra, Italy · 17285 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.22 km WNW of San Ginesio, Italy · 17282 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.72 km NNW of Serravalle di Chienti, Italy · 17280 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.05 km NNW of Nocera Umbra, Italy · 17265 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.83 km N of Nocera Umbra, Italy · 17264 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.55 km NE of Sellano, Italy · 17245 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00010s1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.