M3.4 earthquake central Italy
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck in central Italy on Wed, May 1, 1985, 6:57 PM GMT+2 (16:57 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 1 km SSE of Lucoli, Italy. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-01 16:57:35 UTC
- Depth
- 17.5 km (10.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 43.001° N, 13.706° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.21 km W of Capitignano, Italy · 15113 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.91 km SSE of Lucoli, Italy · 15103 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.31 km N of Nerito, Italy · 15103 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.92 km NNE of Villagrande, Italy · 15103 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.74 km S of Tornimparte, Italy · 15102 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.01 km S of Lucoli, Italy · 15099 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ecc. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:25 AM UTC.