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M4.0 earthquake 68 km W of Amantea, Italy

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 68 km W of Amantea, Italy on Sun, Mar 10, 2002, 1:39 PM GMT+1 (12:39 UTC), 278 km (173 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
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-03-10 12:39:40 UTC
Depth
278.2 km (172.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
39.133° N, 15.278° 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.

Stations used
152

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.37 km SW of Leni, Italy · 8971 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.624 km W of Longobardi, Italy · 8964 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.5southern Italy · 8960 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.99 km E of Canneto, Italy · 8949 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.111 km SW of Leni, Italy · 8949 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.014 km ESE of Lipari, Italy · 8944 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.5Sicily, Italy · 8943 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.22 km S of Praia a Mare, Italy · 8941 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.650 km WNW of Santa Domenica, Italy · 8939 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 3.034 km WSW of Diamante, Italy · 8933 days ago · 286 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.618 km N of Sparta', Italy · 8931 days ago · 140 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.97 km NW of Sparta', Italy · 8926 days ago · 126 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.718 km W of Diamante, Italy · 8920 days ago · 211 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.40 km SE of Malito, Italy · 8920 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.640 km ENE of Canneto, Italy · 8917 days ago · 125 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 2.628 km WSW of Leni, Italy · 8976 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.02 km SE of Serra Pedace, Italy · 8978 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.416 km ESE of Lipari, Italy · 8982 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.77 km SSW of Tarsia, Italy · 8994 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.67 km SSW of Tarsia, Italy · 8994 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.56 km NNE of Sartano, Italy · 8994 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.45 km NNE of Sartano, Italy · 8994 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.64 km SE of Roggiano Gravina, Italy · 8995 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.46 km SSW of Tarsia, Italy · 8995 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.824 km WNW of Santa Domenica, Italy · 8999 days ago · 195 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.62 km SSE of Santa Domenica Talao, Italy · 9000 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 3.857 km W of Amantea, Italy · 9003 days ago · 298 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b01v. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:08 AM UTC.