Italy earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 12 km SE of Lipari, Italy

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 12 km SE of Lipari, Italy on Tue, Dec 3, 2002, 9:18 PM GMT+1 (20:18 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
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-12-03 20:18:27 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.400° N, 15.065° E
Region
Italy
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from
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Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.82 km SSE of Cerza, Italy · 8706 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.82 km SSE of Acitrezza, Italy · 8706 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.81 km E of Carruba, Italy · 8705 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.11 km WNW of Sant'Alfio, Italy · 8704 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.851 km NNE of Cefalù, Italy · 8704 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.420 km NW of Sparta', Italy · 8696 days ago · 81 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.425 km WSW of Nocera Scalo, Italy · 8694 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.67 km N of Oliveri, Italy · 8692 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.81 km N of Tropea, Italy · 8692 days ago · 185 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.3Sicily, Italy · 8690 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.51 km W of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8687 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 4.02 km NW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8686 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.52 km SSE of Linguaglossa, Italy · 8685 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.0Sicily, Italy · 8685 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.49 km SW of Bronte, Italy · 8684 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.510 km SW of Bronte, Italy · 8684 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 3.32 km S of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8682 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.46 km SW of Linguaglossa, Italy · 8682 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.95 km ENE of Gangi, Italy · 8678 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.710 km SE of Giardini-Naxos, Italy · 8673 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.218 km SE of Lipari, Italy · 8672 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.569 km W of Leni, Italy · 8666 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.61 km E of Linera, Italy · 8660 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 2.12 km SSW of Canolo, Italy · 8654 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.51 km E of Aci Catena, Italy · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 2.82 km N of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8706 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.34 km E of Carruba, Italy · 8707 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.82 km SSW of Maletto, Italy · 8707 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.515 km N of Malfa, Italy · 8708 days ago · 297 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.02 km SSE of Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte, Italy · 8711 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.6Sicily, Italy · 8712 days ago · 173 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.82 km ESE of Linera, Italy · 8713 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.11 km ESE of Linera, Italy · 8716 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bk1v. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC.