Italy earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 1 km SE of Ripabottoni, Italy

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 1 km SE of Ripabottoni, Italy on Sat, Dec 7, 2002, 9:37 AM GMT+1 (08:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 1 km W of Morrone del Sannio, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-12-07 08:37:43 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.680° N, 14.819° 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: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.31 km SSE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8701 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.10 km ESE of Colletorto, Italy · 8701 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.54 km NNE of Sant'Elia a Pianisi, Italy · 8700 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.44 km NE of Casacalenda, Italy · 8699 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.23 km SE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8698 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.81 km S of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8698 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.50 km ESE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8698 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.83 km NNE of Monacilioni, Italy · 8694 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 3.61 km SSW of Alfedena, Italy · 8691 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.12 km E of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8690 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.31 km SSW of Baranello, Italy · 8690 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.73 km E of Casacalenda, Italy · 8689 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.60 km W of Provvidenti, Italy · 8687 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.32 km ESE of Mignano Monte Lungo, Italy · 8685 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.61 km ENE of Morrone del Sannio, Italy · 8684 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.33 km WNW of Bonefro, Italy · 8683 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.43 km W of Bonefro, Italy · 8683 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.45 km E of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8683 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.514 km S of Isole Tremiti, Italy · 8683 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.31 km SW of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8682 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.15 km SW of Bonefro, Italy · 8682 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 3.02 km E of Rocca Pia, Italy · 8681 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.22 km E of Casacalenda, Italy · 8681 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.21 km W of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8680 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.43 km ESE of Provvidenti, Italy · 8680 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.71 km SSW of Colletorto, Italy · 8678 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.22 km NNE of Sant'Elia a Pianisi, Italy · 8678 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.3southern Italy · 8678 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 2.64 km S of Lecce Nei Marsi, Italy · 8676 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.21 km NW of Macchia Valfortore, Italy · 8674 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.11 km NNW of Bonefro, Italy · 8672 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 2.14 km SE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8670 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.52 km SE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8668 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.60 km NNW of Lauro, Italy · 8668 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 2.91 km NNW of Petrella Tifernina, Italy · 8667 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.32 km W of Larino, Italy · 8666 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 2.31 km SSW of Santa Croce di Magliano, Italy · 8664 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.43 km ENE of Lupara, Italy · 8663 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 3.03 km ESE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8663 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.35 km ESE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8659 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.40 km SSW of Provvidenti, Italy · 8658 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 2.49 km SW of Manfredonia, Italy · 8657 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 2.62 km E of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8655 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 3.23 km WNW of Sant'Elia a Pianisi, Italy · 8655 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.53 km SSE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.51 km S of Casacalenda, Italy · 8653 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.41 km E of Morrone del Sannio, Italy · 8651 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 3.2southern Italy · 8650 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 3.81 km W of Morrone del Sannio, Italy · 8650 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.16 km S of Sannicandro Garganico, Italy · 8649 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 2.34 km WSW of Gioia Sannitica, Italy · 8648 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 2.32 km SSE of Castellino del Biferno, Italy · 8646 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 2.93 km N of Campolieto, Italy · 8644 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 2.36 km NNW of Villetta Barrea, Italy · 8644 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 2.42 km WSW of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8643 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away

Before

  1. 2.43 km NNE of Sant'Elia a Pianisi, Italy · 8701 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.43 km WNW of Colletorto, Italy · 8703 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.13 km ENE of Campolieto, Italy · 8703 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.21 km S of Monacilioni, Italy · 8704 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.62 km S of Bonefro, Italy · 8704 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.43 km SSW of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8704 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.47 km N of Cagnano Varano, Italy · 8705 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.33 km SE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8705 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.42 km WSW of Bonefro, Italy · 8706 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.33 km ESE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8706 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.33 km N of Sant'Elia a Pianisi, Italy · 8706 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 3.03 km NNE of Sant'Elia a Pianisi, Italy · 8706 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.41 km E of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8706 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.41 km ENE of Morrone del Sannio, Italy · 8706 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 3.64 km SE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8706 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.73 km ESE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8706 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 4.44 km ESE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8706 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.71 km ENE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8706 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 3.73 km SW of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8706 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.42 km WSW of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8706 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bk92. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:25 PM UTC.