Italy earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 6 km NNW of Rapone, Italy

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6 km NNW of Rapone, Italy on Tue, Apr 9, 2002, 11:11 AM GMT+2 (09:11 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 0 km ESE of Scalo di Baragiano, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-04-09 09:11:06 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.906° N, 15.481° 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
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.72 km S of Abriola, Italy · 8941 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.57 km ENE of Lagonegro, Italy · 8940 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.84 km SSE of Grottole, Italy · 8940 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.42 km WNW of Ferrandina, Italy · 8940 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.20 km SE of Ferrandina, Italy · 8940 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.51 km ESE of Grottole, Italy · 8940 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.22 km NNW of Scario, Italy · 8937 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.40 km ESE of Scalo di Baragiano, Italy · 8935 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.82 km W of Sant'Angelo le Fratte, Italy · 8935 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 3.22 km SSE of Vietri di Potenza, Italy · 8935 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.12 km ENE of Vietri di Potenza, Italy · 8935 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 3.12 km W of Savoia di Lucania, Italy · 8935 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.72 km WSW of Savoia di Lucania, Italy · 8935 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.52 km W of Savoia di Lucania, Italy · 8935 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.23 km NNE of Savoia di Lucania, Italy · 8935 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 3.00 km NNW of Savoia di Lucania, Italy · 8935 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 3.12 km W of Savoia di Lucania, Italy · 8935 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.45 km NNE of Savoia di Lucania, Italy · 8935 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.22 km NE of Caggiano, Italy · 8935 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.73 km NNE of Savoia di Lucania, Italy · 8935 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 2.22 km NNW of Savoia di Lucania, Italy · 8935 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.01 km ESE of Vietri di Potenza, Italy · 8935 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.34 km ENE of Savoia di Lucania, Italy · 8934 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 2.92 km NNE of Savoia di Lucania, Italy · 8934 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 2.64 km NE of Savoia di Lucania, Italy · 8934 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 2.22 km NNE of Savoia di Lucania, Italy · 8934 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 2.12 km E of Vietri di Potenza, Italy · 8933 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 2.35 km NNE of Savoia di Lucania, Italy · 8933 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 2.61 km E of Savoia di Lucania, Italy · 8933 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 3.11 km SW of Savoia di Lucania, Italy · 8933 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 2.61 km ENE of Savoia di Lucania, Italy · 8933 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.52 km ENE of Savoia di Lucania, Italy · 8933 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 3.52 km E of Savoia di Lucania, Italy · 8932 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 2.44 km WSW of Moliterno, Italy · 8930 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 2.41 km S of Vietri di Potenza, Italy · 8930 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 2.35 km NNW of Castelsaraceno, Italy · 8927 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 3.21 km WNW of Sant'Angelo le Fratte, Italy · 8925 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 2.81 km S of Stigliano, Italy · 8924 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.12 km NE of Vietri di Potenza, Italy · 8923 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 2.810 km NNE of Foggia, Italy · 8920 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 2.72 km N of Ariola, Italy · 8920 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.42 km NE of Sant'Angelo le Fratte, Italy · 8919 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 2.64 km E of Picerno, Italy · 8911 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 2.14 km W of Caposele, Italy · 8908 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 2.42 km SSE of Caggiano, Italy · 8905 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 2.31 km SW of Caposele, Italy · 8902 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 2.512 km ENE of Lucera, Italy · 8898 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.22 km S of Pertosa, Italy · 8898 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 2.61 km W of Polla, Italy · 8898 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 2.82 km S of San Giovanni A Piro, Italy · 8888 days ago · 276 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.22 km ESE of Castelsaraceno, Italy · 8886 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.83 km SSE of Laviano, Italy · 8962 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.42 km ENE of Oliveto Citra, Italy · 8964 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.37 km SE of Spinazzola, Italy · 8965 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.57 km E of Casalbuono, Italy · 8968 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.82 km SE of Sarconi, Italy · 8968 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.22 km NW of Sicignano degli Alburni, Italy · 8969 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.22 km NE of Foggia, Italy · 8973 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b219. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:14 PM UTC.