Italy earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 1 km E of Brancaleone, Italy

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 1 km E of Brancaleone, Italy on Sun, Dec 1, 2002, 2:05 AM GMT+1 (01:05 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 2 km NW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-12-01 01:05:50 UTC
Depth
15.6 km (9.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.964° N, 16.120° 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
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.411 km SSE of Weather Station, Italy · 8709 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.722 km SSE of Weather Station, Italy · 8708 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.34 km E of Carruba, Italy · 8708 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.82 km N of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8707 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.82 km SSE of Acitrezza, Italy · 8706 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.559 km SSE of Weather Station, Italy · 8706 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.81 km E of Carruba, Italy · 8706 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 3.11 km WNW of Sant'Alfio, Italy · 8704 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.420 km NW of Sparta', Italy · 8696 days ago · 81 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.67 km N of Oliveri, Italy · 8692 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.81 km N of Tropea, Italy · 8692 days ago · 185 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.3Sicily, Italy · 8690 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.51 km W of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8688 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 4.02 km NW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8686 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.52 km SSE of Linguaglossa, Italy · 8686 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.0Sicily, Italy · 8685 days ago · 28 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 3.32 km S of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8683 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.46 km SW of Linguaglossa, Italy · 8682 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.540 km SSE of Palizzi Marina, Italy · 8676 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 3.235 km SE of Weather Station, Italy · 8675 days ago · 51 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 2.710 km SE of Giardini-Naxos, Italy · 8674 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.218 km SE of Lipari, Italy · 8672 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 2.61 km E of Linera, Italy · 8660 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.12 km SSW of Canolo, Italy · 8655 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.51 km E of Aci Catena, Italy · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 2.02 km SSE of Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte, Italy · 8711 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 3.536 km ENE of Siracusa, Italy · 8712 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.6Sicily, Italy · 8713 days ago · 173 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.82 km ESE of Linera, Italy · 8713 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.11 km ESE of Linera, Italy · 8716 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bjtn. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:10 AM UTC.