Italy earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 1 km NNE of Ischitella, Italy

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 1 km NNE of Ischitella, Italy on Tue, Sep 3, 2002, 8:04 PM GMT+2 (18:04 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 4 km WSW of Larino, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-09-03 18:04:46 UTC
Depth
28.6 km (17.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.918° N, 15.905° 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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.21 km E of Margherita di Savoia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.110 km SW of Manfredonia, Italy · 8792 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.812 km NE of Lesina, Italy · 8786 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.49 km NW of Cagnano Varano, Italy · 8762 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.62 km NNE of Castellino del Biferno, Italy · 8739 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 5.94 km WSW of Larino, Italy · 8738 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.74 km SE of Guardialfiera, Italy · 8738 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.02 km S of Lupara, Italy · 8738 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.02 km WNW of Casacalenda, Italy · 8738 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.51 km SSE of Castelmauro, Italy · 8738 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.51 km NW of Guardialfiera, Italy · 8738 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.60 km WSW of Provvidenti, Italy · 8737 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 5.82 km ESE of Casacalenda, Italy · 8737 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 4.52 km SE of Lupara, Italy · 8737 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 4.53 km SSW of Montecilfone, Italy · 8737 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 4.02 km ENE of Civitacampomarano, Italy · 8737 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 3.62 km N of Lupara, Italy · 8737 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.71 km SE of San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy · 8804 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.67 km S of Carpino, Italy · 8810 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.47 km N of Vieste, Italy · 8818 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.85 km E of Mattinata, Italy · 8818 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 3.01 km ESE of Rodi Garganico, Italy · 8822 days ago · 26 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 3.36 km NW of Peschici, Italy · 8822 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.58 km NNW of Peschici, Italy · 8822 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bb6q. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:04 PM UTC.