M2.5 earthquake 7 km ESE of Bianco, Italy
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Bianco, Italy on Mon, Jun 17, 2002, 3:05 PM GMT+2 (13:05 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 6 km ENE of Badolato Marina, Italy. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-06-17 13:05:32 UTC
- Depth
- 40.1 km (24.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.065° N, 16.235° 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.
- Stations used
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.46 km SW of Saline Ioniche, Italy · 8875 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.521 km NNW of Tropea, Italy · 8868 days ago · 198 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.53 km NW of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Italy · 8867 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.719 km SSW of Melito di Porto Salvo, Italy · 8866 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.550 km E of Augusta, Italy · 8855 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.96 km ENE of Badolato Marina, Italy · 8853 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.215 km WNW of Santa Domenica, Italy · 8841 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.11 km NE of Cardeto, Italy · 8839 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.60 km E of Terme, Italy · 8833 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.417 km SE of Taormina, Italy · 8822 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b6be. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:10 PM UTC.