Italy earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 4 km WSW of Montella, Italy

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Montella, Italy on Mon, Jun 10, 2002, 5:32 PM GMT+2 (15:32 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 4 km NNE of Sassinoro, 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
2002-06-10 15:32:10 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.833° N, 14.970° 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.

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.53 km WSW of Ricigliano, Italy · 8881 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 3.15 km E of Satriano di Lucania, Italy · 8880 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.31 km NE of Savoia di Lucania, Italy · 8877 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.50 km W of Laviano, Italy · 8877 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.76 km NNE of Sasso di Castalda, Italy · 8873 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.21 km N of Torella dei Lombardi, Italy · 8872 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.13 km SSW of Savignano Irpino, Italy · 8861 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.31 km NE of Busso, Italy · 8859 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.52 km WSW of Colliano, Italy · 8853 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.32 km SSW of Lioni, Italy · 8850 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.53 km S of Lioni, Italy · 8850 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 3.03 km WNW of Caposele, Italy · 8849 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.63 km SSW of Lioni, Italy · 8849 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.63 km ENE of Balvano, Italy · 8844 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.31 km NNW of Rocca San Felice, Italy · 8841 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.72 km SSW of Laviano, Italy · 8840 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.33 km WSW of Roccadaspide, Italy · 8830 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.22 km WNW of Roccadaspide, Italy · 8829 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.820 km SW of Pollica, Italy · 8827 days ago · 427 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 3.24 km NNE of Sassinoro, Italy · 8825 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.71 km NNW of Caggiano, Italy · 8821 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.70 km ESE of Ricigliano, Italy · 8821 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 2.31 km SSE of Buonabitacolo, Italy · 8882 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.41 km NNE of Caggiano, Italy · 8883 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.82 km S of San Giovanni A Piro, Italy · 8887 days ago · 276 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.61 km W of Polla, Italy · 8896 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.22 km S of Pertosa, Italy · 8896 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.512 km ENE of Lucera, Italy · 8897 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.31 km SW of Caposele, Italy · 8901 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.54 km W of Marina di Camerota, Italy · 8904 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.42 km SSE of Caggiano, Italy · 8904 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.14 km W of Caposele, Italy · 8907 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.64 km E of Picerno, Italy · 8910 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.04 km WSW of Palinuro, Italy · 8910 days ago · 314 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b5wq. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:16 PM UTC.