Italy earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 2 km ESE of Linera, Italy

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Linera, Italy on Wed, Nov 27, 2002, 5:40 AM GMT+1 (04:40 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-11-27 04:40:46 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.660° N, 15.159° E
Region
Italy
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6Sicily, Italy · 8712 days ago · 173 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.536 km ENE of Siracusa, Italy · 8712 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.02 km SSE of Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte, Italy · 8711 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.41 km E of Brancaleone, Italy · 8709 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.411 km SSE of Weather Station, Italy · 8709 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.722 km SSE of Weather Station, Italy · 8708 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.82 km SSW of Maletto, Italy · 8707 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 3.34 km E of Carruba, Italy · 8707 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.82 km N of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8706 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.312 km SE of Lipari, Italy · 8706 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.82 km SSE of Cerza, Italy · 8706 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.82 km SSE of Acitrezza, Italy · 8705 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.81 km E of Carruba, Italy · 8705 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 3.11 km WNW of Sant'Alfio, Italy · 8704 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.420 km NW of Sparta', Italy · 8695 days ago · 81 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.67 km N of Oliveri, Italy · 8692 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.3Sicily, Italy · 8689 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.51 km W of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8687 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 4.02 km NW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8686 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.52 km SSE of Linguaglossa, Italy · 8685 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.0Sicily, Italy · 8685 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 2.49 km SW of Bronte, Italy · 8684 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 2.510 km SW of Bronte, Italy · 8684 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 3.32 km S of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8682 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 2.46 km SW of Linguaglossa, Italy · 8681 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.95 km ENE of Gangi, Italy · 8678 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 2.540 km SSE of Palizzi Marina, Italy · 8675 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.710 km SE of Giardini-Naxos, Italy · 8673 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 2.218 km SE of Lipari, Italy · 8671 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.42 km ENE of Santa Caterina Villarmosa, Italy · 8664 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.55 km SSW of Alimena, Italy · 8664 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 2.83 km E of Santa Caterina Villarmosa, Italy · 8664 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.61 km E of Linera, Italy · 8660 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.51 km E of Aci Catena, Italy · 8653 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 4.11 km ESE of Linera, Italy · 8715 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.911 km E of Riposto, Italy · 8741 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.129 km ESE of Giardini-Naxos, Italy · 8741 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.37 km ESE of Carruba, Italy · 8741 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bjgc. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:58 PM UTC.