Italy earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 2 km ENE of Riale, Italy

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 2 km ENE of Riale, Italy on Sun, May 12, 2002, 9:48 AM GMT+2 (07:48 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 1 km NE of Serramazzoni, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-05-12 07:48:42 UTC
Depth
20.2 km (12.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.495° N, 11.258° 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
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 126 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.44 km SE of Villa Minozzo, Italy · 8908 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.85 km ESE of Vaglia, Italy · 8906 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.82 km WNW of Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole, Italy · 8906 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.12 km NNE of Sillano, Italy · 8903 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.24 km NNE of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8903 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.63 km S of Cesena, Italy · 8899 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.63 km W of Cesena, Italy · 8899 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.11 km SW of Pieve a Nievole, Italy · 8897 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.54 km NE of Borello, Italy · 8896 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.22 km NE of Monchio delle Corti, Italy · 8895 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.35 km ESE of Monchio delle Corti, Italy · 8895 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.72 km N of Montecreto, Italy · 8895 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.27 km SSW of Sarsina, Italy · 8887 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.74 km NNW of Polinago, Italy · 8882 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.34 km NE of Toano, Italy · 8882 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 4.22 km NW of Polinago, Italy · 8882 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 4.31 km NNW of Palagano, Italy · 8882 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.44 km SW of Prignano, Italy · 8882 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.93 km W of Prignano, Italy · 8882 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.33 km NNE of Montefiorino, Italy · 8882 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 2.13 km SSW of Prignano, Italy · 8882 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.42 km NNW of Polinago, Italy · 8882 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.02 km SSW of Prignano, Italy · 8882 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 2.53 km NNW of Polinago, Italy · 8882 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 2.34 km NE of Sestola, Italy · 8882 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 3.12 km NNW of Polinago, Italy · 8881 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 2.20 km SSW of Prignano, Italy · 8881 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 2.43 km NNW of Polinago, Italy · 8881 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 2.14 km WSW of Prignano, Italy · 8881 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 1.83 km N of Polinago, Italy · 8881 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 2.40 km SSW of Serramazzoni, Italy · 8880 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.20 km S of Polinago, Italy · 8880 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 2.12 km N of Polinago, Italy · 8880 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 2.64 km NNE of Sant'Antonio, Italy · 8880 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 2.33 km NNE of Serramazzoni, Italy · 8879 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 3.41 km SSE of Roteglia, Italy · 8879 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.55 km S of Gorzano, Italy · 8879 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 2.15 km S of Prignano, Italy · 8879 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 2.54 km ENE of Montefiorino, Italy · 8878 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 2.72 km NNW of Polinago, Italy · 8878 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 3.14 km W of Marano sul Panaro, Italy · 8878 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.96 km S of Gorzano, Italy · 8877 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 2.63 km NNW of Polinago, Italy · 8876 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 2.51 km NNW of Lama, Italy · 8875 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 2.25 km ENE of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8875 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.52 km WSW of Polinago, Italy · 8874 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 2.12 km SW of Castel del Rio, Italy · 8874 days ago · 52 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 2.31 km S of Polinago, Italy · 8872 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 2.42 km SW of Polinago, Italy · 8872 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 2.06 km W of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8872 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 4.41 km NE of Serramazzoni, Italy · 8872 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 3.13 km SW of Prignano, Italy · 8872 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 2.15 km N of Polinago, Italy · 8872 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 2.12 km ENE of Montefiorino, Italy · 8872 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 2.53 km NE of Palagano, Italy · 8872 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 2.42 km NNE of Palagano, Italy · 8872 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 2.33 km W of Lama, Italy · 8871 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 4.43 km SSE of Prignano, Italy · 8871 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 2.22 km WSW of Polinago, Italy · 8871 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 3.55 km S of Prignano, Italy · 8871 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 126.

Before

  1. 2.30 km W of Sambuca Pistoiese, Italy · 8914 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.15 km S of Camugnano, Italy · 8914 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.13 km S of Camugnano, Italy · 8914 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.91 km S of Monghidoro, Italy · 8915 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.91 km N of Palagano, Italy · 8915 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.97 km WSW of Portico di Romagna, Italy · 8915 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.14 km SE of Casalfiumanese, Italy · 8918 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.15 km N of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8919 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.06 km NNE of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8921 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.33 km NNW of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8921 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.92 km SSW of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8921 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.23 km NNE of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8921 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.93 km NNE of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8921 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.12 km W of Vicchio, Italy · 8921 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.94 km SE of Vaglia, Italy · 8921 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.31 km S of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8921 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.96 km SW of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8921 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.2northern Italy · 8921 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.20 km SSE of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8921 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.02 km NNW of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8921 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b460. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC.