M2.9 earthquake 14 km ESE of Isole Tremiti, Italy
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 14 km ESE of Isole Tremiti, Italy on Sat, Mar 30, 2002, 1:45 AM GMT+1 (00:45 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 21 km E of Isole Tremiti, Italy. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-03-30 00:45:28 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.064° N, 15.665° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.711 km ENE of Isole Tremiti, Italy · 8945 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.515 km ESE of Isole Tremiti, Italy · 8943 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.121 km E of Isole Tremiti, Italy · 8943 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.713 km S of Isole Tremiti, Italy · 8941 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.517 km E of Isole Tremiti, Italy · 8937 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.717 km NE of Termoli, Italy · 8925 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.810 km NNE of Foggia, Italy · 8921 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.021 km N of Rodi Garganico, Italy · 8914 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.512 km ENE of Lucera, Italy · 8898 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b1b5. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.