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M4.2 earthquake Sicily, Italy

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in Sicily, Italy on Sun, Oct 27, 2002, 7:06 AM GMT+1 (06:06 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 7 km ESE of Carruba, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-10-27 06:06:56 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.787° N, 15.188° 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
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.92 km NNE of Motta Camastra, Italy · 8743 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 4.37 km ESE of Carruba, Italy · 8741 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.129 km ESE of Giardini-Naxos, Italy · 8741 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 3.911 km E of Riposto, Italy · 8741 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.11 km ESE of Linera, Italy · 8715 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.82 km ESE of Linera, Italy · 8712 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.6Sicily, Italy · 8712 days ago · 173 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 3.536 km ENE of Siracusa, Italy · 8712 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.02 km SSE of Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte, Italy · 8710 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.41 km E of Brancaleone, Italy · 8709 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.411 km SSE of Weather Station, Italy · 8708 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.722 km SSE of Weather Station, Italy · 8707 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.82 km SSW of Maletto, Italy · 8707 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 3.34 km E of Carruba, Italy · 8707 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.82 km N of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8706 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.312 km SE of Lipari, Italy · 8706 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.82 km SSE of Cerza, Italy · 8706 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.82 km SSE of Acitrezza, Italy · 8705 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.81 km E of Carruba, Italy · 8705 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 3.11 km WNW of Sant'Alfio, Italy · 8704 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.420 km NW of Sparta', Italy · 8695 days ago · 81 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.67 km N of Oliveri, Italy · 8692 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 2.3Sicily, Italy · 8689 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 2.51 km W of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8687 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 4.02 km NW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8686 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.52 km SSE of Linguaglossa, Italy · 8685 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 2.0Sicily, Italy · 8685 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 2.49 km SW of Bronte, Italy · 8684 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 2.510 km SW of Bronte, Italy · 8684 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 4.34 km NNW of Brucoli, Italy · 8743 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.31 km SW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8743 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 4.42 km ESE of Linguaglossa, Italy · 8743 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.93 km WSW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8743 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 3.90 km NNE of Chianchitta-Trappitello, Italy · 8743 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 4.32 km WSW of Milo, Italy · 8743 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 3.90 km WNW of Fiumefreddo Sicilia, Italy · 8743 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 4.08 km ENE of Ramacca, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.70 km SSE of Paternò, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.63 km S of Tusa, Italy · 8757 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.74 km S of Moio Alcantara, Italy · 8769 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.84 km N of Roccella Valdemone, Italy · 8770 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.51 km E of Librizzi, Italy · 8770 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bff7. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC.