Italy earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 6 km SW of Saline Ioniche, Italy

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Saline Ioniche, Italy on Tue, Jun 18, 2002, 3:39 AM GMT+2 (01:39 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 4 km WSW of San Teodoro, 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
2002-06-18 01:39:24 UTC
Depth
26.1 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.902° N, 15.670° 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.

Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.21 km WNW of Sant'Angelo di Brolo, Italy · 8870 days ago · 155 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.53 km NW of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Italy · 8867 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.719 km SSW of Melito di Porto Salvo, Italy · 8866 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.550 km E of Augusta, Italy · 8854 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.71 km WSW of Viagrande, Italy · 8854 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.87 km SSW of Alcara Li Fusi, Italy · 8853 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.02 km N of Mascalucia, Italy · 8853 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.83 km ENE of Aci Trezza, Italy · 8852 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.722 km ENE of Siracusa, Italy · 8849 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.215 km WNW of Santa Domenica, Italy · 8841 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.520 km E of Canneto, Italy · 8840 days ago · 126 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.11 km NE of Cardeto, Italy · 8838 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.60 km E of Terme, Italy · 8833 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.45 km SSW of San Teodoro, Italy · 8827 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.417 km SE of Taormina, Italy · 8821 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.54 km NE of Troina / Draginai, Italy · 8818 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 3.44 km WSW of San Teodoro, Italy · 8818 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.53 km WSW of San Teodoro, Italy · 8818 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 3.22 km WSW of San Teodoro, Italy · 8818 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 2.57 km ESE of Bianco, Italy · 8875 days ago · 40 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.41 km SW of Zafferana Etnea, Italy · 8877 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.52 km WNW of Lavinaio-Monterosso, Italy · 8877 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.510 km W of Milo, Italy · 8879 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.911 km ESE of Lipari, Italy · 8882 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.719 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8887 days ago · 127 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.810 km NW of San Teodoro, Italy · 8889 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.513 km SE of Catania, Italy · 8899 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b6cx. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:48 AM UTC.