Italy earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9 km ESE of Prato, Italy

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km ESE of Prato, Italy on Mon, May 6, 2002, 9:30 PM GMT+2 (19:30 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 3 km WSW of Pivka, Slovenia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-05-06 19:30:00 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.353° N, 13.424° 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.94 km WSW of Forni di Sotto, Italy · 8913 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.39 km NE of Taipana, Italy · 8906 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.58 km W of Logatec, Slovenia · 8905 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.8Slovenia-Croatia border region · 8904 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.61 km NW of Lauco, Italy · 8903 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.16 km ENE of Gorenja Vas, Slovenia · 8901 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.06 km ESE of Trebesing, Austria · 8894 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.23 km NE of Žiri, Slovenia · 8888 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 3.13 km WSW of Pivka, Slovenia · 8888 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.33 km SSW of Pivka, Slovenia · 8888 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.61 km WNW of Diva?a, Slovenia · 8885 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.52 km SSE of Montereale Valcellina, Italy · 8881 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.01 km SSW of Verd, Slovenia · 8876 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.51 km ENE of Limana, Italy · 8870 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.63 km S of Pivka, Slovenia · 8865 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.64 km NNW of Tolmin, Slovenia · 8864 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.45 km NE of Faedis, Italy · 8863 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.65 km SSE of Paularo, Italy · 8859 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.64 km E of Pivka, Slovenia · 8859 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.35 km NNW of Bistrica pri Trži?u, Slovenia · 8858 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.87 km NE of Zgornje Jezersko, Slovenia · 8856 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.78 km N of Mühldorf, Austria · 8855 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.5Austria-Italy-Slovenia border region · 8855 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 3.64 km SSW of Ampezzo, Italy · 8915 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.16 km SE of Gorenja Vas, Slovenia · 8924 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.612 km W of Spodnja Idrija, Slovenia · 8930 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 3.05 km ESE of Zuglio, Italy · 8930 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.73 km SW of Vrhnika, Slovenia · 8932 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.64 km N of Postojna, Slovenia · 8944 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b3vm. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:35 AM UTC.