Italy earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 6 km NE of Adrano, Italy

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Adrano, Italy on Tue, Feb 19, 2002, 12:19 PM GMT+1 (11:19 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 11 km SW of Leni, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-02-19 11:19:49 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.701° N, 14.883° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.22 km NW of Terme, Italy · 8994 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.121 km ESE of Acitrezza, Italy · 8992 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.50 km SSW of Tonnarella, Italy · 8990 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.416 km ESE of Lipari, Italy · 8982 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.628 km WSW of Leni, Italy · 8977 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.421 km NNW of Capo d'Orlando, Italy · 8977 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.42 km ENE of Terme, Italy · 8975 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.37 km SW of Leni, Italy · 8972 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.65 km N of Licodia Eubea, Italy · 8968 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.71 km SSE of Zafferana Etnea, Italy · 8961 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 3.99 km E of Canneto, Italy · 8949 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.111 km SW of Leni, Italy · 8949 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.014 km ESE of Lipari, Italy · 8945 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.93 km NNW of Graniti, Italy · 8942 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.71 km SSW of Santa Venerina, Italy · 8941 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 3.25 km E of Santo Stefano in Aspromonte, Italy · 8940 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.35 km N of Villasmundo, Italy · 8999 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.87 km ENE of Vallelunga Pratameno, Italy · 9001 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.618 km ESE of Sant'Alessio Siculo, Italy · 9004 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.614 km SSW of Saline Ioniche, Italy · 9007 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ays1. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:02 PM UTC.