M2.7 earthquake 9 km N of Ragalna, Italy

Magnitude

2.7 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Mon, Aug 19, 2002, 4:57 PM GMT+2

UTC

2002-08-19 14:57:59 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.721° N, 14.963° E

Region

Italy

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

Stations used

8

• Biancavilla, ItalyPopulation 23,188. Forecast12 kmNE
• Catania, ItalyPopulation 311,584. Forecast27 kmNNW
• Rome, ItalyPopulation 2,318,895. Forecast509 kmSSE

After

1. 2.87 km NNE of Ragalna, ItalyMon, Aug 19, 5:03 PM GMT+2 · 8812 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.510 km NE of San Giorgio, ItalyWed, Aug 21, 5:54 AM GMT+2 · 8810 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
3. 3.120 km SW of Pianoconte, ItalyThu, Aug 22, 7:34 AM GMT+2 · 8809 days ago · 228 km deep · 75 km away
4. 2.712 km SSW of Pianoconte, ItalyFri, Aug 23, 10:31 PM GMT+2 · 8808 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
5. 2.34 km W of Novara di Sicilia, ItalyTue, Aug 27, 7:10 PM GMT+2 · 8804 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
6. 3.07 km NE of Ragalna, ItalySat, Aug 31, 11:18 PM GMT+2 · 8800 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
7. 2.97 km NNE of Ragalna, ItalySat, Aug 31, 11:27 PM GMT+2 · 8800 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
8. 2.44 km NNE of Ragalna, ItalySun, Sep 1, 1:29 AM GMT+2 · 8800 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
9. 2.95 km N of Nicolosi, ItalySun, Sep 1, 1:29 AM GMT+2 · 8800 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
10. 2.87 km NNW of Nicolosi, ItalyTue, Sep 3, 4:02 PM GMT+2 · 8797 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
11. 2.54 km N of Terme, ItalySun, Sep 8, 6:17 AM GMT+2 · 8792 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
12. 2.43 km E of Acireale, ItalyWed, Sep 11, 4:30 AM GMT+2 · 8790 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
13. 2.45 km SE of Valguarnera Caropepe, ItalyThu, Sep 12, 2:02 PM GMT+2 · 8788 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
14. 3.120 km SSW of Leni, ItalyMon, Sep 16, 8:53 PM GMT+2 · 8784 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
15. 3.70 km ENE of Mascali, ItalySun, Sep 22, 6:01 PM GMT+2 · 8778 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
16. 2.51 km E of Librizzi, ItalyTue, Oct 1, 1:11 AM GMT+2 · 8770 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
17. 2.84 km N of Roccella Valdemone, ItalyTue, Oct 1, 1:11 AM GMT+2 · 8770 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
18. 2.74 km S of Moio Alcantara, ItalyTue, Oct 1, 10:45 AM GMT+2 · 8769 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
19. 2.63 km S of Tusa, ItalySun, Oct 13, 12:07 PM GMT+2 · 8757 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away

Before

1. 2.88 km N of Ragalna, ItalyMon, Aug 19, 2:05 PM GMT+2 · 8812 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.67 km NNW of Sparta', ItalySun, Aug 18, 10:49 AM GMT+2 · 8813 days ago · 121 km deep · 85 km away
3. 3.22 km WSW of San Teodoro, ItalyTue, Aug 13, 7:29 AM GMT+2 · 8818 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
4. 2.53 km WSW of San Teodoro, ItalyTue, Aug 13, 4:35 AM GMT+2 · 8819 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
5. 3.44 km WSW of San Teodoro, ItalyTue, Aug 13, 4:30 AM GMT+2 · 8819 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
6. 2.54 km NE of Troina / Draginai, ItalyTue, Aug 13, 2:03 AM GMT+2 · 8819 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
7. 2.417 km SE of Taormina, ItalySat, Aug 10, 2:21 AM GMT+2 · 8822 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
8. 2.45 km SSW of San Teodoro, ItalySun, Aug 4, 5:49 PM GMT+2 · 8827 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
9. 2.60 km E of Terme, ItalyMon, Jul 29, 3:54 AM GMT+2 · 8834 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
10. 2.11 km NE of Cardeto, ItalyWed, Jul 24, 3:31 AM GMT+2 · 8839 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
11. 2.520 km E of Canneto, ItalyMon, Jul 22, 12:06 AM GMT+2 · 8841 days ago · 126 km deep · 89 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ba79. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC.