Italy earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 2 km E of San Gimignano, Italy

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 2 km E of San Gimignano, Italy on Sat, Mar 16, 2002, 10:10 PM GMT+1 (21:10 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 3 km NE of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-03-16 21:10:12 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.475° N, 11.063° 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
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.14 km SE of Certaldo, Italy · 8968 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.27 km E of Monghidoro, Italy · 8966 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.93 km W of Tavarnelle Val di Pesa, Italy · 8965 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.92 km NNW of Molazzana, Italy · 8954 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.42 km N of Caprese Michelangelo, Italy · 8953 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.63 km ENE of Chiusdino, Italy · 8953 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.91 km E of Talla, Italy · 8940 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.20 km NE of Rassina, Italy · 8938 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.65 km SW of Sarsina, Italy · 8935 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.62 km SE of Montese, Italy · 8924 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.83 km N of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8923 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.21 km NNW of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8923 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.01 km W of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8923 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.13 km NE of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8923 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.12 km NNE of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8923 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.27 km N of Molino del Piano, Italy · 8923 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.04 km NNE of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8923 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.12 km NNE of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8923 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.36 km ENE of Ronta, Italy · 8923 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.32 km SSW of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8922 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.20 km WSW of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8922 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.91 km W of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8922 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.81 km NW of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8922 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.91 km N of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8922 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.03 km SW of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8922 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.04 km S of Borgo San Lorenzo, Italy · 8922 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.21 km NNE of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8922 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.94 km N of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8922 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.02 km NNW of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8922 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.20 km SSE of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8922 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 2.2northern Italy · 8922 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.96 km SW of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8922 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 2.31 km S of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8922 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.94 km SE of Vaglia, Italy · 8922 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 2.12 km W of Vicchio, Italy · 8922 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 1.93 km NNE of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8922 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 2.23 km NNE of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8922 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.92 km SSW of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8922 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.33 km NNW of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8922 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 2.06 km NNE of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8922 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 2.15 km N of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8921 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 2.21 km SSW of Vicarello, Italy · 8918 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 3.1central Italy · 8918 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.23 km N of Santa Luce, Italy · 8918 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.82 km WSW of Santa Luce, Italy · 8918 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 2.10 km SSE of Val di Cava, Italy · 8918 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 2.72 km WSW of Santa Luce, Italy · 8918 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 2.31 km NW of Lorenzana, Italy · 8918 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 2.2central Italy · 8918 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 2.32 km SSE of Orciano Pisano, Italy · 8918 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 2.62 km WSW of Santa Luce, Italy · 8918 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 1.97 km WSW of Portico di Romagna, Italy · 8917 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.91 km S of Monghidoro, Italy · 8916 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 2.13 km S of Camugnano, Italy · 8916 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 2.15 km S of Camugnano, Italy · 8916 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.30 km W of Sambuca Pistoiese, Italy · 8915 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 2.01 km SSE of Rassina, Italy · 8915 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 2.04 km SSW of Casteldelci, Italy · 8911 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.85 km ESE of Vaglia, Italy · 8908 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 2.84 km WNW of Molazzana, Italy · 8969 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.33 km SSW of Mercatale-San Quirico, Italy · 8969 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.31 km SSE of Ginestra Fiorentina, Italy · 8973 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.61 km NE of Fanano, Italy · 8976 days ago · 54 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.33 km W of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8979 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.53 km SSW of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8979 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.46 km SSW of Premilcuore, Italy · 8986 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.41 km NE of Portico di Romagna, Italy · 8986 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.61 km E of Rocca San Casciano, Italy · 8986 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 3.05 km W of Premilcuore, Italy · 8986 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.50 km WSW of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8986 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.31 km SSW of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8987 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.81 km S of Sinalunga, Italy · 8988 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.01 km N of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8989 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.50 km W of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.24 km NE of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8989 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.11 km WSW of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8990 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.01 km WSW of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8990 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 3.11 km N of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8990 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.45 km W of Casteldelci, Italy · 8990 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b0f2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:19 AM UTC.