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M2.3 earthquake 3 km SW of Portico di Romagna, Italy

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 3 km SW of Portico di Romagna, Italy on Sun, Aug 11, 2002, 12:48 AM GMT+2 (22:48 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 7 km S of Lido degli Estensi, 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: Sun, Aug 11, 2002, 12:48 AM GMT+2
UTC: 2002-08-10 22:48:45 UTC
Depth: 18.4 km (11.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 44.005° N, 11.748° E
Region: Italy
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 7

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 83 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 83.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b9p2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:55 AM UTC.