M2.6 earthquake 80 km SW of Riomaggiore, Italy
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 80 km SW of Riomaggiore, Italy on Tue, Jul 24, 2001, 7:25 PM GMT+2 (17:25 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 15 km ESE of Noli, Italy. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-07-24 17:25:16 UTC
- Depth
- 27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 43.539° N, 9.109° 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.
- Stations used
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.427 km SSE of Santo Stefano al Mare, Italy · 9198 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.116 km SE of Noli, Italy · 9193 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.015 km ESE of Noli, Italy · 9174 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.22 km SW of Rossi, Italy · 9168 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ak3d. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:14 PM UTC.