Italy earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake Sicily, Italy

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck in Sicily, Italy on Wed, Nov 27, 2002, 12:31 PM GMT+1 (11:31 UTC), 173 km (107 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 15 km N of Malfa, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-11-27 11:31:37 UTC
Depth
173.0 km (107.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
38.431° N, 15.260° 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.

Stations used
4

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.02 km SSE of Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte, Italy · 8711 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.41 km E of Brancaleone, Italy · 8709 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.515 km N of Malfa, Italy · 8708 days ago · 297 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.82 km SSW of Maletto, Italy · 8707 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.34 km E of Carruba, Italy · 8707 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.82 km N of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8706 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.312 km SE of Lipari, Italy · 8706 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.82 km SSE of Acitrezza, Italy · 8705 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.81 km E of Carruba, Italy · 8705 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 3.11 km WNW of Sant'Alfio, Italy · 8704 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.851 km NNE of Cefalù, Italy · 8703 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.420 km NW of Sparta', Italy · 8695 days ago · 81 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.425 km WSW of Nocera Scalo, Italy · 8694 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.67 km N of Oliveri, Italy · 8692 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.81 km N of Tropea, Italy · 8692 days ago · 185 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.3Sicily, Italy · 8689 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.51 km W of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8687 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 4.02 km NW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8686 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.52 km SSE of Linguaglossa, Italy · 8685 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.0Sicily, Italy · 8685 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.49 km SW of Bronte, Italy · 8684 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.510 km SW of Bronte, Italy · 8684 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 3.32 km S of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8682 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 2.46 km SW of Linguaglossa, Italy · 8681 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.710 km SE of Giardini-Naxos, Italy · 8673 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 2.218 km SE of Lipari, Italy · 8671 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 2.61 km E of Linera, Italy · 8660 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.12 km SSW of Canolo, Italy · 8654 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.51 km E of Aci Catena, Italy · 8653 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 2.48 km WSW of Amantea, Italy · 8712 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.82 km ESE of Linera, Italy · 8712 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.11 km ESE of Linera, Italy · 8715 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.911 km E of Riposto, Italy · 8741 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.129 km ESE of Giardini-Naxos, Italy · 8741 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.37 km ESE of Carruba, Italy · 8741 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bjh3. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:38 PM UTC.