Italy earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 12 km SSW of Pianoconte, Italy

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 12 km SSW of Pianoconte, Italy on Fri, Aug 23, 2002, 10:31 PM GMT+2 (20:31 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 43 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-08-23 20:31:32 UTC
Depth
16.9 km (10.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.367° N, 14.893° 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
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.34 km W of Novara di Sicilia, Italy · 8804 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 3.07 km NE of Ragalna, Italy · 8799 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.97 km NNE of Ragalna, Italy · 8799 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.44 km NNE of Ragalna, Italy · 8799 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.95 km N of Nicolosi, Italy · 8799 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.58 km NW of Santa Domenica, Italy · 8797 days ago · 52 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.87 km NNW of Nicolosi, Italy · 8797 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.750 km W of Leni, Italy · 8796 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.146 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.541 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 3.943 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 3.549 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.851 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.543 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.244 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 3.048 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.342 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.248 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.741 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.244 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.444 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 2.441 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 3.341 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 3.341 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 3.745 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.438 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 3.143 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8793 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.350 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8792 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.546 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8792 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 2.54 km N of Terme, Italy · 8792 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 2.643 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8791 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 3.247 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8790 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.43 km E of Acireale, Italy · 8789 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 3.644 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8789 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.547 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8789 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.462 km N of Cefalù, Italy · 8789 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 2.346 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8789 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 2.559 km N of Cefalù, Italy · 8789 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 2.459 km N of Cefalù, Italy · 8789 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.5Sicily, Italy · 8789 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.543 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8789 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.446 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8789 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.345 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8789 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.448 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8788 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 2.444 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8788 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 2.548 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8788 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 2.550 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8788 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.845 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8788 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.554 km NNW of Cefalù, Italy · 8788 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 2.639 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8788 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.640 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8788 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.641 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8787 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 2.742 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8787 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 2.548 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8786 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.454 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8785 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 2.5Sicily, Italy · 8784 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 3.120 km SSW of Leni, Italy · 8784 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 2.244 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8784 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 2.553 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8783 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.666 km N of Cefalù, Italy · 8783 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 91.

Before

  1. 3.120 km SW of Pianoconte, Italy · 8809 days ago · 228 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.510 km NE of San Giorgio, Italy · 8810 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.757 km E of Ustica, Italy · 8811 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.87 km NNE of Ragalna, Italy · 8812 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.79 km N of Ragalna, Italy · 8812 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.88 km N of Ragalna, Italy · 8812 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.67 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8813 days ago · 121 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 3.22 km WSW of San Teodoro, Italy · 8818 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.53 km WSW of San Teodoro, Italy · 8818 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 3.44 km WSW of San Teodoro, Italy · 8818 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.54 km NE of Troina / Draginai, Italy · 8818 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.417 km SE of Taormina, Italy · 8821 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.45 km SSW of San Teodoro, Italy · 8827 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.60 km E of Terme, Italy · 8833 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bagh. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:03 AM UTC.