M2.6 earthquake 12 km NE of Brucoli, Italy

Magnitude

2.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Tue, May 14, 2002, 3:14 PM GMT+2

UTC

2002-05-14 13:14:44 UTC

Depth

19.4 km (12.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.345° N, 15.304° E

Region

Italy

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

9

• Augusta, ItalyPopulation 30,723. Forecast14 kmNNE
• Catania, ItalyPopulation 311,584. Forecast26 kmSE
• Tripoli, LibyaPopulation 1,302,947. Forecast532 kmNNE

After

1. 2.19 km ESE of Catania, ItalySat, May 18, 11:32 PM GMT+2 · 8905 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
2. 2.513 km SE of Catania, ItalyFri, May 24, 4:50 AM GMT+2 · 8900 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
3. 2.810 km NW of San Teodoro, ItalyMon, Jun 3, 2:17 AM GMT+2 · 8890 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
4. 2.51 km N of Assoro, ItalyTue, Jun 4, 3:43 PM GMT+2 · 8888 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
5. 2.510 km W of Milo, ItalyThu, Jun 13, 5:06 PM GMT+2 · 8879 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
6. 2.52 km WNW of Lavinaio-Monterosso, ItalySat, Jun 15, 2:41 AM GMT+2 · 8878 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
7. 2.41 km SW of Zafferana Etnea, ItalySat, Jun 15, 9:29 AM GMT+2 · 8878 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
8. 2.46 km SW of Saline Ioniche, ItalyTue, Jun 18, 3:39 AM GMT+2 · 8875 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
9. 3.21 km WNW of Sant'Angelo di Brolo, ItalySat, Jun 22, 4:34 PM GMT+2 · 8870 days ago · 155 km deep · 94 km away
10. 2.53 km NW of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, ItalyTue, Jun 25, 2:04 PM GMT+2 · 8867 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
11. 2.719 km SSW of Melito di Porto Salvo, ItalyWed, Jun 26, 5:12 AM GMT+2 · 8867 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
12. 2.02 km ESE of Militello in Val di Catania, ItalySun, Jul 7, 5:57 AM GMT+2 · 8856 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
13. 2.550 km E of Augusta, ItalySun, Jul 7, 10:21 PM GMT+2 · 8855 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
14. 2.71 km WSW of Viagrande, ItalyMon, Jul 8, 1:37 AM GMT+2 · 8855 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
15. 2.87 km SSW of Alcara Li Fusi, ItalyTue, Jul 9, 3:32 AM GMT+2 · 8854 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
16. 3.02 km N of Mascalucia, ItalyTue, Jul 9, 6:46 AM GMT+2 · 8854 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
17. 2.83 km ENE of Aci Trezza, ItalyWed, Jul 10, 1:15 AM GMT+2 · 8853 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
18. 2.722 km ENE of Siracusa, ItalySat, Jul 13, 2:19 AM GMT+2 · 8850 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away

Before

1. 2.45 km NE of Acireale, ItalyTue, May 14, 9:24 AM GMT+2 · 8910 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
2. 2.818 km NE of Brucoli, ItalyTue, May 14, 6:07 AM GMT+2 · 8910 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
3. 2.57 km SE of Maletto, ItalySat, May 11, 10:51 PM GMT+2 · 8912 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
4. 2.358 km ENE of Siracusa, ItalySat, May 11, 7:59 PM GMT+2 · 8912 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
5. 2.91 km E of Staiti, ItalySun, May 5, 11:14 PM GMT+2 · 8918 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
6. 2.77 km ESE of Bronte, ItalyFri, May 3, 2:07 PM GMT+2 · 8920 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
7. 2.71 km NE of Gliaca, ItalyThu, Apr 25, 5:09 AM GMT+2 · 8929 days ago · 120 km deep · 100 km away
8. 2.57 km ESE of Catania, ItalySun, Apr 21, 4:40 PM GMT+2 · 8932 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b4ae. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:39 PM UTC.