M3.3 earthquake 1 km S of Matelica, Italy
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 1 km S of Matelica, Italy on Thu, Aug 27, 1987, 2:49 AM GMT+2 (00:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 8 km E of San Tommaso Tre Archi, Italy. This one was a foreshock.
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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
- 1987-08-27 00:49:56 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 43.248° N, 13.006° 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
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- Depth from
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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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.18 km E of San Tommaso Tre Archi, Italy · 14273 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.020 km NNE of Pesaro, Italy · 14272 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.79 km ENE of San Tommaso Tre Archi, Italy · 14267 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.713 km ENE of Civitanova Marche, Italy · 14267 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.31 km W of Caprese Michelangelo, Italy · 14265 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.22 km W of Pieve Santo Stefano, Italy · 14264 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.99 km ENE of Porto Sant'Elpidio, Italy · 14256 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.93 km NE of Cittareale, Italy · 14255 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00037v0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:35 PM UTC.