Italy earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake northern Italy

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck in northern Italy on Sat, Dec 9, 2000, 6:10 PM GMT+1 (17:10 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 7 km S of Berceto, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-12-09 17:10:27 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.433° N, 10.317° 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
14

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.31 km ESE of San Vito-Cerreto, Italy · 9428 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.52 km ESE of Collagna, Italy · 9424 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.92 km W of Roncocesi, Italy · 9417 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.80 km NNE of Taneto, Italy · 9416 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.62 km W of Castiglione dei Pepoli, Italy · 9410 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.96 km SE of Portovenere, Italy · 9392 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.63 km SSW of Carpaneto Piacentino, Italy · 9392 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.90 km SSE of Pescaglia, Italy · 9380 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.83 km SW of Guiglia, Italy · 9377 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.17 km S of Berceto, Italy · 9376 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.82 km SW of Berceto, Italy · 9376 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.74 km SSW of Collagna, Italy · 9373 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 2.94 km NW of Baiso, Italy · 9434 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 3.32 km SW of Maranello, Italy · 9441 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.12 km ENE of Mezzanego, Italy · 9441 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.81 km NNW of Polinago, Italy · 9460 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a5sc. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:31 PM UTC.