Italy earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 11 km SSE of Scardovari, Italy

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 11 km SSE of Scardovari, Italy on Thu, Dec 26, 2002, 12:40 AM GMT+1 (23:40 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 7 km NE of Sant'Alberto, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-12-25 23:40:36 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.799° N, 12.505° 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
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0central Italy · 8677 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.12 km E of Civitella di Romagna, Italy · 8677 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.36 km SE of Civitella di Romagna, Italy · 8651 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.1central Italy · 8651 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 3.07 km ESE of Civitella di Romagna, Italy · 8651 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.48 km SSE of Cusercoli, Italy · 8651 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.53 km ESE of Civitella di Romagna, Italy · 8650 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.02 km ESE of Civitella di Romagna, Italy · 8648 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.25 km S of Cusercoli, Italy · 8648 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.03 km SE of Civitella di Romagna, Italy · 8648 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.46 km ESE of Civitella di Romagna, Italy · 8648 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.37 km NNE of Marina Romea, Italy · 8645 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 3.67 km NE of Sant'Alberto, Italy · 8645 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.329 km ENE of Milano Marittima, Italy · 8626 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 2.34 km NE of Fiumana, Italy · 8707 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bme5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC.