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M1.9 earthquake 3 km SW of Prato, Italy

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3 km SW of Prato, Italy on Fri, Oct 4, 2002, 3:09 AM GMT+2 (01:09 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 4 km SSE of Vnanje Gorice, Slovenia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-10-04 01:09:17 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.353° N, 13.274° 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
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km E of Gorenja Vas, Slovenia · 8763 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.03 km NE of Kobarid, Slovenia · 8759 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.81 km NNW of Notranje Gorice, Slovenia · 8748 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.01 km SE of Dragomer, Slovenia · 8748 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.81 km ESE of Dragomer, Slovenia · 8748 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.10 km SW of Brezovica pri Ljubljani, Slovenia · 8748 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.74 km SSE of Vnanje Gorice, Slovenia · 8748 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 3.11 km NW of Notranje Gorice, Slovenia · 8745 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.22 km WNW of Venzone, Italy · 8740 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.32 km NNW of Horjul, Slovenia · 8729 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.86 km NW of Rakek, Slovenia · 8724 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.00 km E of Venzone, Italy · 8716 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.88 km SW of Forni di Sopra, Italy · 8710 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 3.74 km ESE of Sauris di Sotto, Italy · 8710 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.54 km W of Ampezzo, Italy · 8710 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 3.34 km SE of Preone, Italy · 8709 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.96 km NE of Kobarid, Slovenia · 8706 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 2.33 km NE of Kobarid, Slovenia · 8767 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.44 km ESE of Bovec, Slovenia · 8768 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.16 km ESE of Bovec, Slovenia · 8768 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 3.05 km E of Bovec, Slovenia · 8768 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.35 km SW of Kranjska Gora, Slovenia · 8768 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 3.42 km ENE of Ovaro, Italy · 8769 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.4Austria-Italy-Slovenia border region · 8772 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 3.11 km NE of Kanal, Slovenia · 8778 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.80 km NNW of Tolmezzo, Italy · 8779 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.12 km E of Tarcento, Italy · 8793 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bdrv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.