M4.0 earthquake 1 km ESE of Predappio, Italy
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 1 km ESE of Predappio, Italy on Wed, Aug 19, 1987, 2:23 AM GMT+2 (00:23 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 1 km S of Santa Maria Nuova, Italy. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (md), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-08-19 00:23:18 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.095° N, 12.006° 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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.316 km NNE of Gabicce Mare, Italy · 14282 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.60 km NNW of Stabbia, Italy · 14281 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.020 km NNE of Pesaro, Italy · 14268 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.31 km W of Caprese Michelangelo, Italy · 14261 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.22 km W of Pieve Santo Stefano, Italy · 14259 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.12 km SSW of Scandicci, Italy · 14244 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.22 km S of Sesto Fiorentino, Italy · 14243 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.12 km ENE of Forlimpopoli, Italy · 14233 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.21 km S of Santa Maria Nuova, Italy · 14229 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.03 km SSE of Santa Maria Nuova, Italy · 14229 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.51 km NW of Panighina, Italy · 14229 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00037mk. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:45 PM UTC.