Italy earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 2 km S of Lupara, Italy

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 2 km S of Lupara, Italy on Thu, Oct 31, 2002, 2:03 PM GMT+1 (13:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 2 km ESE of Casacalenda, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-10-31 13:03:47 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.737° N, 14.732° E
Region
Italy
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (V) in the epicentral area.

From the USGS event page for usp000bfqs. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 101.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bfqs. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:59 PM UTC.