Italy earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 2 km SSE of Acitrezza, Italy

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 2 km SSE of Acitrezza, Italy on Wed, Dec 4, 2002, 6:17 AM GMT+1 (05:17 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 2 km NW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-12-04 05:17:25 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.541° N, 15.165° E
Region
Italy
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.81 km E of Carruba, Italy · 8706 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 3.11 km WNW of Sant'Alfio, Italy · 8704 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.420 km NW of Sparta', Italy · 8696 days ago · 81 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.67 km N of Oliveri, Italy · 8692 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.3Sicily, Italy · 8690 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.51 km W of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8688 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.02 km NW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8686 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.52 km SSE of Linguaglossa, Italy · 8686 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.0Sicily, Italy · 8685 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.49 km SW of Bronte, Italy · 8685 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.510 km SW of Bronte, Italy · 8685 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 3.32 km S of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8683 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.46 km SW of Linguaglossa, Italy · 8682 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.95 km ENE of Gangi, Italy · 8678 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.540 km SSE of Palizzi Marina, Italy · 8676 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.710 km SE of Giardini-Naxos, Italy · 8674 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.218 km SE of Lipari, Italy · 8672 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.42 km ENE of Santa Caterina Villarmosa, Italy · 8665 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.55 km SSW of Alimena, Italy · 8665 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.83 km E of Santa Caterina Villarmosa, Italy · 8665 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.61 km E of Linera, Italy · 8660 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.51 km E of Aci Catena, Italy · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 2.82 km SSE of Cerza, Italy · 8706 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.312 km SE of Lipari, Italy · 8706 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.82 km N of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8707 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 3.34 km E of Carruba, Italy · 8708 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.82 km SSW of Maletto, Italy · 8708 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.722 km SSE of Weather Station, Italy · 8708 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.411 km SSE of Weather Station, Italy · 8709 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.41 km E of Brancaleone, Italy · 8709 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.02 km SSE of Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte, Italy · 8711 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.536 km ENE of Siracusa, Italy · 8712 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.6Sicily, Italy · 8713 days ago · 173 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.82 km ESE of Linera, Italy · 8713 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 4.11 km ESE of Linera, Italy · 8716 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away

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