Italy earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 3 km NNW of Palermo, Italy

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of Palermo, Italy on Thu, Oct 3, 2002, 6:21 PM GMT+2 (16:21 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 31 km N of Santa Flavia, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-10-03 16:21:50 UTC
Depth
15.4 km (9.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.162° N, 13.325° E
Region
Italy
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.738 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8767 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.334 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8767 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.639 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8767 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.943 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8767 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.536 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8767 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.635 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8767 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.450 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8767 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.535 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8767 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.438 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8767 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.544 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8767 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.843 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8766 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 3.443 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8766 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.449 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8766 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.743 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8766 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 3.037 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8766 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 3.140 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8766 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.442 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8765 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.436 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8765 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.934 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8765 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.635 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8764 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 2.133 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8764 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 2.634 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8762 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.940 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8762 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 2.5Sicily, Italy · 8760 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 2.536 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8759 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.629 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8759 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.533 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8758 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 2.331 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8758 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 2.63 km S of Tusa, Italy · 8758 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 2.934 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8757 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 2.535 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8756 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.833 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8756 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.648 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8756 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.635 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8755 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 3.63 km WNW of Godrano, Italy · 8739 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 3.731 km N of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8732 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 2.636 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8714 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 2.532 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8711 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 2.435 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8708 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 2.841 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8767 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.836 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8768 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.639 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8768 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.236 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8768 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.546 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8768 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 3.542 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8768 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.435 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8768 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.640 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8768 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.534 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8768 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.737 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8768 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.939 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8768 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.834 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8768 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.837 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8768 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.742 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8768 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.436 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8768 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.641 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8768 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.840 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8768 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.345 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8768 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 4.242 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8768 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.535 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8768 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bdqy. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:05 AM UTC.