M4.0 earthquake 4 km WSW of Palinuro, Italy

Magnitude

4.0 (mb, body-wave), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sun, May 12, 2002, 7:47 AM GMT+2

UTC

2002-05-12 05:47:02 UTC

Depth

314.1 km (195.2 mi), deep

Epicenter

40.022° N, 15.245° E

Region

Italy

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

142

• Agropoli, ItalyPopulation 17,335. Forecast42 kmSSE
• Salerno, ItalyPopulation 125,797. Forecast82 kmSSE
• Rome, ItalyPopulation 2,318,895. Forecast310 kmSE

After

1. 2.64 km E of Picerno, ItalySun, May 12, 10:20 PM GMT+2 · 8910 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
2. 3.046 km S of Marina di Camerota, ItalyWed, May 15, 4:19 PM GMT+2 · 8907 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
3. 2.14 km W of Caposele, ItalyWed, May 15, 8:23 PM GMT+2 · 8907 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
4. 2.42 km SSE of Caggiano, ItalySat, May 18, 9:04 PM GMT+2 · 8904 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
5. 2.54 km W of Marina di Camerota, ItalySun, May 19, 1:09 AM GMT+2 · 8904 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
6. 2.55 km NNW of Castelluccio Superiore, ItalySun, May 19, 2:13 PM GMT+2 · 8903 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
7. 2.31 km SW of Caposele, ItalyTue, May 21, 4:04 PM GMT+2 · 8901 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
8. 2.55 km WSW of Latronico, ItalyTue, May 21, 7:39 PM GMT+2 · 8901 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
9. 2.22 km S of Pertosa, ItalySun, May 26, 10:46 AM GMT+2 · 8897 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
10. 2.61 km W of Polla, ItalySun, May 26, 12:19 PM GMT+2 · 8897 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
11. 2.536 km S of Marina di Camerota, ItalySun, Jun 2, 3:52 AM GMT+2 · 8890 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
12. 2.82 km S of San Giovanni A Piro, ItalyWed, Jun 5, 12:48 AM GMT+2 · 8887 days ago · 276 km deep · 17 km away
13. 2.22 km ESE of Castelsaraceno, ItalyFri, Jun 7, 7:47 AM GMT+2 · 8885 days ago · 70 km deep · 68 km away
14. 2.722 km WSW of San Nicola Arcella, ItalyFri, Jun 7, 9:20 AM GMT+2 · 8885 days ago · 287 km deep · 35 km away
15. 2.41 km NNE of Caggiano, ItalySun, Jun 9, 1:04 AM GMT+2 · 8883 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
16. 2.31 km SSE of Buonabitacolo, ItalySun, Jun 9, 11:27 AM GMT+2 · 8883 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
17. 2.523 km SW of Cittadella del Capo, ItalyMon, Jun 10, 10:58 AM GMT+2 · 8882 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
18. 2.34 km WSW of Montella, ItalyMon, Jun 10, 5:32 PM GMT+2 · 8881 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
19. 2.53 km WSW of Ricigliano, ItalyMon, Jun 10, 6:44 PM GMT+2 · 8881 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
20. 3.130 km WSW of Marina, ItalyTue, Jun 11, 1:34 AM GMT+2 · 8881 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
21. 2.926 km SW of Acquappesa, ItalyTue, Jun 11, 9:13 AM GMT+2 · 8881 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
22. 2.726 km SW of Acquappesa, ItalyTue, Jun 11, 9:50 PM GMT+2 · 8880 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
23. 3.15 km E of Satriano di Lucania, ItalyTue, Jun 11, 10:02 PM GMT+2 · 8880 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
24. 2.616 km WSW of Marina, ItalyWed, Jun 12, 7:20 AM GMT+2 · 8880 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
25. 3.427 km WSW of Scarcelli, ItalyWed, Jun 12, 7:24 AM GMT+2 · 8880 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
26. 2.31 km NE of Savoia di Lucania, ItalyFri, Jun 14, 7:15 PM GMT+2 · 8877 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
27. 2.50 km W of Laviano, ItalyFri, Jun 14, 10:54 PM GMT+2 · 8877 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
28. 2.513 km SW of Acquappesa, ItalySun, Jun 16, 8:09 AM GMT+2 · 8876 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
29. 2.62 km NE of Guardia Piemontese, ItalySun, Jun 16, 7:20 PM GMT+2 · 8875 days ago · 49 km deep · 90 km away
30. 2.76 km NNE of Sasso di Castalda, ItalyWed, Jun 19, 1:31 AM GMT+2 · 8873 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
31. 2.311 km WSW of Paola, ItalyWed, Jun 19, 10:09 AM GMT+2 · 8873 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
32. 2.71 km NNW of Latronico, ItalyFri, Jun 21, 9:34 PM GMT+2 · 8870 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
33. 2.52 km WSW of Colliano, ItalyMon, Jul 8, 10:12 AM GMT+2 · 8854 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
34. 2.36 km SSW of Mormanno, ItalyThu, Jul 11, 5:36 AM GMT+2 · 8851 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away

Before

1. 2.45 km NW of Castelluccio Superiore, ItalyThu, May 9, 7:23 PM GMT+2 · 8913 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
2. 2.63 km WSW of Latronico, ItalyThu, May 9, 4:18 AM GMT+2 · 8914 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
3. 2.54 km SSW of Francavilla in Sinni, ItalyThu, May 9, 12:36 AM GMT+2 · 8914 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
4. 2.64 km E of San Severino Lucano, ItalyWed, May 8, 10:46 PM GMT+2 · 8914 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
5. 3.12 km SW of Latronico, ItalyWed, May 8, 9:29 PM GMT+2 · 8914 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
6. 2.42 km NE of Sant'Angelo le Fratte, ItalySun, May 5, 8:40 AM GMT+2 · 8918 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
7. 2.72 km N of Ariola, ItalySat, May 4, 11:41 AM GMT+2 · 8919 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
8. 2.718 km W of Diamante, ItalySat, May 4, 4:50 AM GMT+2 · 8919 days ago · 211 km deep · 51 km away
9. 2.12 km NE of Vietri di Potenza, ItalyTue, Apr 30, 7:39 PM GMT+2 · 8922 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
10. 2.81 km S of Stigliano, ItalyMon, Apr 29, 9:23 PM GMT+2 · 8923 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
11. 3.21 km WNW of Sant'Angelo le Fratte, ItalyMon, Apr 29, 5:19 AM GMT+2 · 8924 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
12. 2.35 km NNW of Castelsaraceno, ItalyFri, Apr 26, 9:14 PM GMT+2 · 8926 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
13. 2.41 km S of Vietri di Potenza, ItalyTue, Apr 23, 11:14 PM GMT+2 · 8929 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
14. 2.44 km WSW of Moliterno, ItalyTue, Apr 23, 5:58 PM GMT+2 · 8929 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
15. 3.52 km E of Savoia di Lucania, ItalyMon, Apr 22, 1:39 AM GMT+2 · 8931 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
16. 3.034 km WSW of Diamante, ItalySun, Apr 21, 3:01 PM GMT+2 · 8931 days ago · 286 km deep · 56 km away
17. 2.52 km ENE of Savoia di Lucania, ItalySun, Apr 21, 10:14 AM GMT+2 · 8932 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
18. 2.61 km ENE of Savoia di Lucania, ItalySun, Apr 21, 3:01 AM GMT+2 · 8932 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
19. 3.11 km SW of Savoia di Lucania, ItalySun, Apr 21, 2:57 AM GMT+2 · 8932 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
20. 2.61 km E of Savoia di Lucania, ItalySun, Apr 21, 1:31 AM GMT+2 · 8932 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b45t. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.