M2.6 earthquake 6 km NNE of Settefrati, Italy
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km NNE of Settefrati, Italy on Sun, Mar 31, 2002, 8:40 AM GMT+2 (06:40 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 2 km W of Rocca Santo Stefano, Italy. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-03-31 06:40:49 UTC
- Depth
- 8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.719° N, 13.893° 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.22 km SE of Avezzano, Italy · 8940 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.21 km NNW of Bellegra, Italy · 8939 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.93 km WSW of Miranda, Italy · 8936 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.92 km W of Rocca Santo Stefano, Italy · 8935 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.42 km NE of San Polomatese, Italy · 8935 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.41 km WSW of Bellegra, Italy · 8933 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.12 km N of Forlì del Sannio, Italy · 8930 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.40 km NNE of Case Campoli-Panetta, Italy · 8930 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.35 km SE of Velletri, Italy · 8922 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.82 km W of Dragoni, Italy · 8919 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.71 km SW of Rocca Santo Stefano, Italy · 8909 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.00 km N of Montaquila, Italy · 8909 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.81 km NW of Bellegra, Italy · 8902 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.43 km N of Velletri, Italy · 8899 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
Before
- 2.21 km NNW of San Biagio Saracinisco, Italy · 8956 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.52 km NE of Cagnano Amiterno, Italy · 8957 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.51 km N of Progetto Case Coppito 3, Italy · 8961 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.41 km WNW of Bellegra, Italy · 8963 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.89 km NNW of Paganica-Tempera, Italy · 8965 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.41 km SW of Bellegra, Italy · 8968 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.10 km NNW of Roviano, Italy · 8969 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.11 km NNE of San Vito Romano, Italy · 8975 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.54 km SE of Antrodoco, Italy · 8977 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.42 km E of San Donato Val di Comino, Italy · 8977 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.44 km NE of San Donato Val di Comino, Italy · 8977 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.5southern Italy · 8979 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b1e0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:21 PM UTC.