Italy earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 3 km ENE of Balvano, Italy

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Balvano, Italy on Wed, Jul 17, 2002, 11:48 PM GMT+2 (21:48 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 1 km E of Margherita di Savoia, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-07-17 21:48:20 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.665° N, 15.549° 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
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.82 km NNW of Rotonda, Italy · 8845 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.80 km SE of Rotonda, Italy · 8845 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.31 km NNW of Rocca San Felice, Italy · 8842 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.72 km SSW of Laviano, Italy · 8841 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.33 km WSW of Roccadaspide, Italy · 8832 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.22 km WNW of Roccadaspide, Italy · 8831 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.820 km SW of Pollica, Italy · 8828 days ago · 427 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.73 km WNW of Viggianello, Italy · 8824 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.71 km NNW of Caggiano, Italy · 8823 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.70 km ESE of Ricigliano, Italy · 8823 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.73 km SSW of Pescopagano, Italy · 8821 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.10 km NW of Savoia di Lucania, Italy · 8808 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.33 km E of Baragiano, Italy · 8800 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.52 km E of Sant'Arsenio, Italy · 8798 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 3.21 km E of Margherita di Savoia, Italy · 8795 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.32 km SSE of Trecchina, Italy · 8793 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.32 km NE of Scalo Romagnano al Monte, Italy · 8793 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 2.90 km WNW of Viggianello, Italy · 8850 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.11 km SSE of Rotonda, Italy · 8850 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.14 km WNW of Viggianello, Italy · 8850 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.23 km ESE of Viggianello, Italy · 8851 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.63 km SSW of Lioni, Italy · 8851 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 3.03 km WNW of Caposele, Italy · 8851 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.53 km S of Lioni, Italy · 8851 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.32 km SSW of Lioni, Italy · 8851 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.36 km SSW of Mormanno, Italy · 8852 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.52 km WSW of Colliano, Italy · 8855 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.13 km SSW of Savignano Irpino, Italy · 8863 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.84 km WSW of Capirro, Italy · 8869 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.71 km NNW of Latronico, Italy · 8871 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.21 km N of Torella dei Lombardi, Italy · 8873 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.76 km NNE of Sasso di Castalda, Italy · 8874 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b89q. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:25 AM UTC.