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M2.5 earthquake Sicily, Italy

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck in Sicily, Italy on Thu, Apr 11, 2002, 7:42 AM GMT+2 (05:42 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 50 km WNW of Santa Domenica, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-04-11 05:42:53 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.896° N, 15.603° 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
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.25 km E of Santo Stefano in Aspromonte, Italy · 8940 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.650 km WNW of Santa Domenica, Italy · 8939 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 3.034 km WSW of Diamante, Italy · 8933 days ago · 286 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.618 km N of Sparta', Italy · 8931 days ago · 140 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.97 km NW of Sparta', Italy · 8926 days ago · 126 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.718 km W of Diamante, Italy · 8920 days ago · 211 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.40 km SE of Malito, Italy · 8920 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.640 km ENE of Canneto, Italy · 8917 days ago · 125 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.820 km WSW of Falerna Scalo, Italy · 8910 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 3.046 km S of Marina di Camerota, Italy · 8909 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.922 km WSW of Leni, Italy · 8909 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.536 km S of Marina di Camerota, Italy · 8891 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.719 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8888 days ago · 127 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.42 km NW of San Lucido, Italy · 8887 days ago · 107 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.32 km N of Rose, Italy · 8887 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.722 km WSW of San Nicola Arcella, Italy · 8886 days ago · 287 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 3.014 km ESE of Lipari, Italy · 8945 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.111 km SW of Leni, Italy · 8949 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.99 km E of Canneto, Italy · 8949 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.44 km NE of Galatro, Italy · 8957 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.624 km W of Longobardi, Italy · 8964 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.411 km SW of San Giovanni in Fiore, Italy · 8970 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.37 km SW of Leni, Italy · 8972 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b25z. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.