M3.3 earthquake central Italy
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck in central Italy on Mon, May 21, 1979, 1:36 PM GMT+1 (12:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 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
- 3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-05-21 12:36:41 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 43.155° N, 12.811° 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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.62 km NNE of Nocera Umbra, Italy · 17301 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 5.1central Italy · 17300 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.22 km WNW of San Ginesio, Italy · 17292 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.72 km NNW of Serravalle di Chienti, Italy · 17290 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.04 km SW of Cagnano Amiterno, Italy · 17278 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.05 km NNW of Nocera Umbra, Italy · 17274 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.83 km N of Nocera Umbra, Italy · 17274 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.55 km NE of Sellano, Italy · 17254 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00010sm. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:29 AM UTC.