Italy earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 7 km NE of Ragalna, Italy

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 7 km NE of Ragalna, Italy on Sat, Aug 31, 2002, 11:18 PM GMT+2 (21:18 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 2 km ESE of Linguaglossa, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-08-31 21:18:49 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.686° N, 14.994° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.97 km NNE of Ragalna, Italy · 8800 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.44 km NNE of Ragalna, Italy · 8800 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.95 km N of Nicolosi, Italy · 8800 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.839 km SSE of Palizzi Marina, Italy · 8799 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.87 km NNW of Nicolosi, Italy · 8797 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.54 km N of Terme, Italy · 8793 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.43 km E of Acireale, Italy · 8790 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.45 km SE of Valguarnera Caropepe, Italy · 8788 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.120 km SSW of Leni, Italy · 8784 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.70 km ENE of Mascali, Italy · 8778 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.51 km E of Librizzi, Italy · 8770 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.84 km N of Roccella Valdemone, Italy · 8770 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.74 km S of Moio Alcantara, Italy · 8770 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.63 km S of Tusa, Italy · 8757 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 3.70 km SSE of Paternò, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 4.08 km ENE of Ramacca, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 3.90 km WNW of Fiumefreddo Sicilia, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 4.32 km WSW of Milo, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 3.90 km NNE of Chianchitta-Trappitello, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 3.93 km WSW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 4.42 km ESE of Linguaglossa, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 4.31 km SW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 4.34 km NNW of Brucoli, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 4.2Sicily, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 3.92 km NNE of Motta Camastra, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 4.37 km ESE of Carruba, Italy · 8741 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 4.129 km ESE of Giardini-Naxos, Italy · 8741 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 3.911 km E of Riposto, Italy · 8741 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 2.34 km W of Novara di Sicilia, Italy · 8804 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.712 km SSW of Pianoconte, Italy · 8808 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.120 km SW of Pianoconte, Italy · 8810 days ago · 228 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.510 km NE of San Giorgio, Italy · 8811 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.87 km NNE of Ragalna, Italy · 8812 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.79 km N of Ragalna, Italy · 8812 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.88 km N of Ragalna, Italy · 8812 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.67 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8814 days ago · 121 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.22 km WSW of San Teodoro, Italy · 8819 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.53 km WSW of San Teodoro, Italy · 8819 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 3.44 km WSW of San Teodoro, Italy · 8819 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.54 km NE of Troina / Draginai, Italy · 8819 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.417 km SE of Taormina, Italy · 8822 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.45 km SSW of San Teodoro, Italy · 8827 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bb0u. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:03 PM UTC.