M2.7 earthquake 2 km N of Ariola, Italy

Magnitude

2.7 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sat, May 4, 2002, 11:41 AM GMT+2

UTC

2002-05-04 09:41:21 UTC

Depth

12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.654° N, 15.441° E

Region

Italy

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

8

• Potenza, ItalyPopulation 56,433. Forecast31 kmW
• Salerno, ItalyPopulation 125,797. Forecast55 kmE
• Rome, ItalyPopulation 2,318,895. Forecast281 kmESE

After

1. 2.42 km NE of Sant'Angelo le Fratte, ItalySun, May 5, 8:40 AM GMT+2 · 8918 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
2. 3.12 km SW of Latronico, ItalyWed, May 8, 9:29 PM GMT+2 · 8914 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
3. 2.64 km E of San Severino Lucano, ItalyWed, May 8, 10:46 PM GMT+2 · 8914 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
4. 2.54 km SSW of Francavilla in Sinni, ItalyThu, May 9, 12:36 AM GMT+2 · 8914 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
5. 2.63 km WSW of Latronico, ItalyThu, May 9, 4:18 AM GMT+2 · 8914 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
6. 2.45 km NW of Castelluccio Superiore, ItalyThu, May 9, 7:23 PM GMT+2 · 8913 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
7. 4.04 km WSW of Palinuro, ItalySun, May 12, 7:47 AM GMT+2 · 8911 days ago · 314 km deep · 72 km away
8. 2.64 km E of Picerno, ItalySun, May 12, 10:20 PM GMT+2 · 8910 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
9. 2.14 km W of Caposele, ItalyWed, May 15, 8:23 PM GMT+2 · 8907 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
10. 2.42 km SSE of Caggiano, ItalySat, May 18, 9:04 PM GMT+2 · 8904 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
11. 2.54 km W of Marina di Camerota, ItalySun, May 19, 1:09 AM GMT+2 · 8904 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
12. 2.55 km NNW of Castelluccio Superiore, ItalySun, May 19, 2:13 PM GMT+2 · 8904 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
13. 2.31 km SW of Caposele, ItalyTue, May 21, 4:04 PM GMT+2 · 8902 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
14. 2.55 km WSW of Latronico, ItalyTue, May 21, 7:39 PM GMT+2 · 8901 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
15. 2.22 km S of Pertosa, ItalySun, May 26, 10:46 AM GMT+2 · 8897 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
16. 2.61 km W of Polla, ItalySun, May 26, 12:19 PM GMT+2 · 8897 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
17. 2.82 km S of San Giovanni A Piro, ItalyWed, Jun 5, 12:48 AM GMT+2 · 8887 days ago · 276 km deep · 70 km away
18. 2.22 km ESE of Castelsaraceno, ItalyFri, Jun 7, 7:47 AM GMT+2 · 8885 days ago · 70 km deep · 74 km away
19. 2.722 km WSW of San Nicola Arcella, ItalyFri, Jun 7, 9:20 AM GMT+2 · 8885 days ago · 287 km deep · 96 km away
20. 2.41 km NNE of Caggiano, ItalySun, Jun 9, 1:04 AM GMT+2 · 8883 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
21. 2.31 km SSE of Buonabitacolo, ItalySun, Jun 9, 11:27 AM GMT+2 · 8883 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
22. 2.34 km WSW of Montella, ItalyMon, Jun 10, 5:32 PM GMT+2 · 8881 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
23. 2.53 km WSW of Ricigliano, ItalyMon, Jun 10, 6:44 PM GMT+2 · 8881 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
24. 3.15 km E of Satriano di Lucania, ItalyTue, Jun 11, 10:02 PM GMT+2 · 8880 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
25. 2.31 km NE of Savoia di Lucania, ItalyFri, Jun 14, 7:15 PM GMT+2 · 8877 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
26. 2.50 km W of Laviano, ItalyFri, Jun 14, 10:54 PM GMT+2 · 8877 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
27. 2.76 km NNE of Sasso di Castalda, ItalyWed, Jun 19, 1:31 AM GMT+2 · 8873 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
28. 2.21 km N of Torella dei Lombardi, ItalyThu, Jun 20, 3:49 AM GMT+2 · 8872 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
29. 2.71 km NNW of Latronico, ItalyFri, Jun 21, 9:34 PM GMT+2 · 8870 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
30. 2.13 km SSW of Savignano Irpino, ItalySun, Jun 30, 10:27 AM GMT+2 · 8862 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away

Before

1. 2.810 km NNE of Foggia, ItalyFri, May 3, 5:00 PM GMT+2 · 8919 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
2. 2.12 km NE of Vietri di Potenza, ItalyTue, Apr 30, 7:39 PM GMT+2 · 8922 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
3. 2.81 km S of Stigliano, ItalyMon, Apr 29, 9:23 PM GMT+2 · 8923 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
4. 3.21 km WNW of Sant'Angelo le Fratte, ItalyMon, Apr 29, 5:19 AM GMT+2 · 8924 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
5. 2.35 km NNW of Castelsaraceno, ItalyFri, Apr 26, 9:14 PM GMT+2 · 8926 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
6. 2.4southern ItalyThu, Apr 25, 5:06 PM GMT+2 · 8927 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
7. 2.41 km S of Vietri di Potenza, ItalyTue, Apr 23, 11:14 PM GMT+2 · 8929 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
8. 2.44 km WSW of Moliterno, ItalyTue, Apr 23, 5:58 PM GMT+2 · 8929 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
9. 3.52 km E of Savoia di Lucania, ItalyMon, Apr 22, 1:39 AM GMT+2 · 8931 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
10. 2.52 km ENE of Savoia di Lucania, ItalySun, Apr 21, 10:14 AM GMT+2 · 8932 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
11. 2.61 km ENE of Savoia di Lucania, ItalySun, Apr 21, 3:01 AM GMT+2 · 8932 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
12. 3.11 km SW of Savoia di Lucania, ItalySun, Apr 21, 2:57 AM GMT+2 · 8932 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
13. 2.61 km E of Savoia di Lucania, ItalySun, Apr 21, 1:31 AM GMT+2 · 8932 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
14. 2.35 km NNE of Savoia di Lucania, ItalySat, Apr 20, 10:37 PM GMT+2 · 8932 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
15. 2.12 km E of Vietri di Potenza, ItalySat, Apr 20, 5:05 PM GMT+2 · 8932 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
16. 2.22 km NNE of Savoia di Lucania, ItalySat, Apr 20, 8:09 AM GMT+2 · 8933 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
17. 2.64 km NE of Savoia di Lucania, ItalySat, Apr 20, 12:12 AM GMT+2 · 8933 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
18. 2.92 km NNE of Savoia di Lucania, ItalyFri, Apr 19, 8:06 PM GMT+2 · 8933 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
19. 2.34 km ENE of Savoia di Lucania, ItalyFri, Apr 19, 3:20 PM GMT+2 · 8934 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
20. 2.01 km ESE of Vietri di Potenza, ItalyFri, Apr 19, 11:34 AM GMT+2 · 8934 days ago · 25 km deep · 9 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b3pz. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:54 AM UTC.