Italy earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 20 km SW of Pianoconte, Italy

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 20 km SW of Pianoconte, Italy on Thu, Aug 22, 2002, 7:34 AM GMT+2 (05:34 UTC), 228 km (142 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 34 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-08-22 05:34:40 UTC
Depth
228.3 km (141.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
38.369° N, 14.737° 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.712 km SSW of Pianoconte, Italy · 8808 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.34 km W of Novara di Sicilia, Italy · 8804 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.07 km NE of Ragalna, Italy · 8800 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.97 km NNE of Ragalna, Italy · 8800 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.44 km NNE of Ragalna, Italy · 8799 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.95 km N of Nicolosi, Italy · 8799 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.58 km NW of Santa Domenica, Italy · 8797 days ago · 52 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.87 km NNW of Nicolosi, Italy · 8797 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.750 km W of Leni, Italy · 8796 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 6.034 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.128 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.232 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.734 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.832 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.831 km NE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 4.540 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.146 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.541 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 3.943 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 3.549 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.436 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.851 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.037 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.636 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.643 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.939 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 3.140 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.844 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.543 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 3.139 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.433 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.844 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 3.337 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 3.244 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 3.234 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.835 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.846 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 3.343 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 2.835 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 3.043 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 3.036 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 2.740 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 2.737 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.330 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 3.332 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 3.040 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 3.335 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.035 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.340 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 2.441 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 4.034 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.433 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.332 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 2.534 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 3.036 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 2.539 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 2.639 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.034 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 3.048 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 2.342 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.510 km NE of San Giorgio, Italy · 8810 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.757 km E of Ustica, Italy · 8811 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.87 km NNE of Ragalna, Italy · 8812 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.79 km N of Ragalna, Italy · 8812 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.88 km N of Ragalna, Italy · 8812 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.67 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8813 days ago · 121 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 3.22 km WSW of San Teodoro, Italy · 8818 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.53 km WSW of San Teodoro, Italy · 8818 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 3.44 km WSW of San Teodoro, Italy · 8818 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.54 km NE of Troina / Draginai, Italy · 8818 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.417 km SE of Taormina, Italy · 8821 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.45 km SSW of San Teodoro, Italy · 8827 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.60 km E of Terme, Italy · 8833 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.11 km NE of Cardeto, Italy · 8838 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bad0. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.