M3.1 earthquake 23 km SW of Anzio, Italy
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 23 km SW of Anzio, Italy on Fri, Dec 27, 2002, 10:23 PM GMT+1 (21:23 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 6 km S of Monte San Biagio, Italy. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-27 21:23:02 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.286° N, 12.447° 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
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.33 km E of Lenola, Italy · 8663 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.84 km N of Acuto, Italy · 8658 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.46 km S of Monte San Biagio, Italy · 8628 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.52 km NE of Terracina, Italy · 8628 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.32 km W of San Gregorio da Sassola, Italy · 8625 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.04 km WSW of Borgo Sabotino-Foce Verde, Italy · 8623 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bmhx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:32 PM UTC.