Italy earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 3 km WNW of Caposele, Italy

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 3 km WNW of Caposele, Italy on Fri, Jul 12, 2002, 11:59 AM GMT+2 (09:59 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 4 km NNE of Sassinoro, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-07-12 09:59:51 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.832° N, 15.186° 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
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.63 km SSW of Lioni, Italy · 8850 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.63 km ENE of Balvano, Italy · 8844 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.31 km NNW of Rocca San Felice, Italy · 8842 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.72 km SSW of Laviano, Italy · 8840 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.33 km WSW of Roccadaspide, Italy · 8831 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.22 km WNW of Roccadaspide, Italy · 8830 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.820 km SW of Pollica, Italy · 8828 days ago · 427 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.24 km NNE of Sassinoro, Italy · 8825 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.71 km NNW of Caggiano, Italy · 8822 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.70 km ESE of Ricigliano, Italy · 8822 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.73 km SSW of Pescopagano, Italy · 8820 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.10 km NW of Savoia di Lucania, Italy · 8807 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.33 km E of Baragiano, Italy · 8799 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.52 km E of Sant'Arsenio, Italy · 8797 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 3.110 km SW of Manfredonia, Italy · 8793 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.32 km NE of Scalo Romagnano al Monte, Italy · 8792 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 2.53 km S of Lioni, Italy · 8850 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.32 km SSW of Lioni, Italy · 8850 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.52 km WSW of Colliano, Italy · 8854 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.31 km NE of Busso, Italy · 8860 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.13 km SSW of Savignano Irpino, Italy · 8862 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.21 km N of Torella dei Lombardi, Italy · 8872 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.76 km NNE of Sasso di Castalda, Italy · 8873 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.50 km W of Laviano, Italy · 8877 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.31 km NE of Savoia di Lucania, Italy · 8878 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b7z8. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:36 AM UTC.