Italy earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 8 km N of Ragalna, Italy

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 8 km N of Ragalna, Italy on Mon, Aug 19, 2002, 2:05 PM GMT+2 (12:05 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 0 km ENE of Mascali, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-08-19 12:05:21 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.708° N, 14.965° 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.

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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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.79 km N of Ragalna, Italy · 8812 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.87 km NNE of Ragalna, Italy · 8812 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.510 km NE of San Giorgio, Italy · 8810 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.120 km SW of Pianoconte, Italy · 8809 days ago · 228 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.712 km SSW of Pianoconte, Italy · 8808 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.34 km W of Novara di Sicilia, Italy · 8804 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 3.07 km NE of Ragalna, Italy · 8800 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.97 km NNE of Ragalna, Italy · 8800 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.44 km NNE of Ragalna, Italy · 8800 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.95 km N of Nicolosi, Italy · 8800 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.87 km NNW of Nicolosi, Italy · 8797 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.54 km N of Terme, Italy · 8792 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.43 km E of Acireale, Italy · 8790 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.45 km SE of Valguarnera Caropepe, Italy · 8788 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 3.120 km SSW of Leni, Italy · 8784 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 3.70 km ENE of Mascali, Italy · 8778 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.51 km E of Librizzi, Italy · 8770 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.84 km N of Roccella Valdemone, Italy · 8770 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.74 km S of Moio Alcantara, Italy · 8769 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.63 km S of Tusa, Italy · 8757 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 2.67 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8813 days ago · 121 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.22 km WSW of San Teodoro, Italy · 8818 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.53 km WSW of San Teodoro, Italy · 8819 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 3.44 km WSW of San Teodoro, Italy · 8819 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.54 km NE of Troina / Draginai, Italy · 8819 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.417 km SE of Taormina, Italy · 8822 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.45 km SSW of San Teodoro, Italy · 8827 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.60 km E of Terme, Italy · 8834 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.11 km NE of Cardeto, Italy · 8839 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.520 km E of Canneto, Italy · 8841 days ago · 126 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ba6s. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:20 PM UTC.