Italy earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 4 km NNE of Ragalna, Italy

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Ragalna, Italy on Sun, Sep 1, 2002, 1:29 AM GMT+2 (23:29 UTC), 4 km (2 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
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-08-31 23:29:02 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.670° N, 14.958° E
Region
Italy
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.95 km N of Nicolosi, Italy · 8800 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.87 km NNW of Nicolosi, Italy · 8798 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.54 km N of Terme, Italy · 8793 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.43 km E of Acireale, Italy · 8790 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.45 km SE of Valguarnera Caropepe, Italy · 8789 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 3.120 km SSW of Leni, Italy · 8785 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 3.70 km ENE of Mascali, Italy · 8779 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.51 km E of Librizzi, Italy · 8771 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.84 km N of Roccella Valdemone, Italy · 8771 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.74 km S of Moio Alcantara, Italy · 8770 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.63 km S of Tusa, Italy · 8758 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 3.70 km SSE of Paternò, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 4.08 km ENE of Ramacca, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 3.90 km WNW of Fiumefreddo Sicilia, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 4.32 km WSW of Milo, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 3.90 km NNE of Chianchitta-Trappitello, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 3.93 km WSW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 4.42 km ESE of Linguaglossa, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 4.31 km SW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 4.34 km NNW of Brucoli, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 4.2Sicily, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 3.92 km NNE of Motta Camastra, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 4.37 km ESE of Carruba, Italy · 8742 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 4.129 km ESE of Giardini-Naxos, Italy · 8742 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 3.911 km E of Riposto, Italy · 8742 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 2.97 km NNE of Ragalna, Italy · 8801 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.07 km NE of Ragalna, Italy · 8801 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.34 km W of Novara di Sicilia, Italy · 8805 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.712 km SSW of Pianoconte, Italy · 8809 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.120 km SW of Pianoconte, Italy · 8810 days ago · 228 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.510 km NE of San Giorgio, Italy · 8811 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.87 km NNE of Ragalna, Italy · 8813 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.79 km N of Ragalna, Italy · 8813 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.88 km N of Ragalna, Italy · 8813 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.67 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8814 days ago · 121 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.22 km WSW of San Teodoro, Italy · 8819 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.53 km WSW of San Teodoro, Italy · 8819 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 3.44 km WSW of San Teodoro, Italy · 8819 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.54 km NE of Troina / Draginai, Italy · 8819 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.417 km SE of Taormina, Italy · 8822 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.45 km SSW of San Teodoro, Italy · 8828 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bb11. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.