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M4.5 earthquake 15 km N of Malfa, Italy

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 15 km N of Malfa, Italy on Sun, Dec 1, 2002, 5:18 PM GMT+1 (16:18 UTC), 297 km (184 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-12-01 16:18:02 UTC
Depth
296.5 km (184.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
38.719° N, 14.842° E
Region
Italy
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
250

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.312 km SE of Lipari, Italy · 8706 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.851 km NNE of Cefalù, Italy · 8703 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.644 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8699 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.420 km NW of Sparta', Italy · 8696 days ago · 81 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.425 km WSW of Nocera Scalo, Italy · 8694 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.67 km N of Oliveri, Italy · 8692 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.81 km N of Tropea, Italy · 8692 days ago · 185 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.240 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8690 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.444 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8690 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.443 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8688 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.549 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8681 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.342 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8681 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.447 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8681 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.218 km SE of Lipari, Italy · 8671 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.569 km W of Leni, Italy · 8666 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.450 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8662 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.345 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8658 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.345 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8653 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.753 km SSW of Marina di Camerota, Italy · 8710 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.6Sicily, Italy · 8712 days ago · 173 km deep · 48 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bjvh. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:59 PM UTC.