M2.5 earthquake 50 km E of Augusta, Italy

Magnitude

2.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sun, Jul 7, 2002, 10:21 PM GMT+2

UTC

2002-07-07 20:21:30 UTC

Depth

22.4 km (13.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.302° N, 15.791° E

Region

Italy

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

4

• Augusta, ItalyPopulation 30,723. Forecast51 kmE
• Siracusa, ItalyPopulation 121,605. Forecast51 kmENE
• Tripoli, LibyaPopulation 1,302,947. Forecast545 kmNNE

After

1. 2.71 km WSW of Viagrande, ItalyMon, Jul 8, 1:37 AM GMT+2 · 8856 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
2. 3.02 km N of Mascalucia, ItalyTue, Jul 9, 6:46 AM GMT+2 · 8854 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
3. 2.83 km ENE of Aci Trezza, ItalyWed, Jul 10, 1:15 AM GMT+2 · 8854 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
4. 2.722 km ENE of Siracusa, ItalySat, Jul 13, 2:19 AM GMT+2 · 8851 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
5. 2.11 km NE of Cardeto, ItalyWed, Jul 24, 3:31 AM GMT+2 · 8839 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
6. 2.417 km SE of Taormina, ItalySat, Aug 10, 2:21 AM GMT+2 · 8823 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
7. 2.88 km N of Ragalna, ItalyMon, Aug 19, 2:05 PM GMT+2 · 8813 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
8. 2.79 km N of Ragalna, ItalyMon, Aug 19, 4:57 PM GMT+2 · 8813 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
9. 2.87 km NNE of Ragalna, ItalyMon, Aug 19, 5:03 PM GMT+2 · 8813 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
10. 3.07 km NE of Ragalna, ItalySat, Aug 31, 11:18 PM GMT+2 · 8801 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
11. 2.97 km NNE of Ragalna, ItalySat, Aug 31, 11:27 PM GMT+2 · 8801 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
12. 2.44 km NNE of Ragalna, ItalySun, Sep 1, 1:29 AM GMT+2 · 8801 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
13. 2.95 km N of Nicolosi, ItalySun, Sep 1, 1:29 AM GMT+2 · 8801 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
14. 2.839 km SSE of Palizzi Marina, ItalyMon, Sep 2, 1:45 AM GMT+2 · 8800 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
15. 2.87 km NNW of Nicolosi, ItalyTue, Sep 3, 4:02 PM GMT+2 · 8798 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away

Before

1. 2.02 km ESE of Militello in Val di Catania, ItalySun, Jul 7, 5:57 AM GMT+2 · 8856 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
2. 2.719 km SSW of Melito di Porto Salvo, ItalyWed, Jun 26, 5:12 AM GMT+2 · 8867 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
3. 2.46 km SW of Saline Ioniche, ItalyTue, Jun 18, 3:39 AM GMT+2 · 8875 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
4. 2.57 km ESE of Bianco, ItalyMon, Jun 17, 3:05 PM GMT+2 · 8876 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
5. 2.41 km SW of Zafferana Etnea, ItalySat, Jun 15, 9:29 AM GMT+2 · 8878 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
6. 2.52 km WNW of Lavinaio-Monterosso, ItalySat, Jun 15, 2:41 AM GMT+2 · 8879 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
7. 2.510 km W of Milo, ItalyThu, Jun 13, 5:06 PM GMT+2 · 8880 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b7pw. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC.