M3.1 earthquake 0 km ENE of Meldola, Italy
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 0 km ENE of Meldola, Italy on Wed, Dec 27, 2000, 10:36 AM GMT+1 (09:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 northern Italy. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-12-27 09:36:44 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.130° N, 12.070° 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
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.35 km SSW of Pietralunga, Italy · 9412 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.62 km W of Castiglione dei Pepoli, Italy · 9409 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.01 km WSW of Sambuca, Italy · 9404 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.01 km W of Fratta Terme, Italy · 9389 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.4northern Italy · 9379 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.83 km SW of Guiglia, Italy · 9376 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.83 km WSW of Cesena, Italy · 9354 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a6sx. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:59 AM UTC.