Italy earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake Sicily, Italy

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck in Sicily, Italy on Fri, Dec 20, 2002, 8:00 AM GMT+1 (07:00 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 2 km NW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-12-20 07:00:46 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.764° N, 15.044° 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
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.51 km W of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8687 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.02 km NW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8686 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.52 km SSE of Linguaglossa, Italy · 8685 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.0Sicily, Italy · 8685 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.49 km SW of Bronte, Italy · 8684 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.510 km SW of Bronte, Italy · 8684 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 3.32 km S of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8682 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.46 km SW of Linguaglossa, Italy · 8681 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.95 km ENE of Gangi, Italy · 8678 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.710 km SE of Giardini-Naxos, Italy · 8673 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.218 km SE of Lipari, Italy · 8671 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.42 km ENE of Santa Caterina Villarmosa, Italy · 8664 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.55 km SSW of Alimena, Italy · 8664 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.83 km E of Santa Caterina Villarmosa, Italy · 8664 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.74 km NNE of Lascari, Italy · 8662 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.61 km E of Linera, Italy · 8660 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.51 km E of Aci Catena, Italy · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.52 km N of Terme, Italy · 8636 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.89 km ESE of Taormina, Italy · 8635 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.71 km SSW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8634 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 3.92 km SW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8634 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 2.67 km N of Oliveri, Italy · 8692 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.420 km NW of Sparta', Italy · 8696 days ago · 81 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 3.11 km WNW of Sant'Alfio, Italy · 8704 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.81 km E of Carruba, Italy · 8705 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.82 km SSE of Acitrezza, Italy · 8705 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.82 km SSE of Cerza, Italy · 8706 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.312 km SE of Lipari, Italy · 8706 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.82 km N of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8706 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 3.34 km E of Carruba, Italy · 8707 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.82 km SSW of Maletto, Italy · 8707 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.411 km SSE of Weather Station, Italy · 8709 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.41 km E of Brancaleone, Italy · 8709 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.02 km SSE of Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte, Italy · 8711 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 3.536 km ENE of Siracusa, Italy · 8712 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.6Sicily, Italy · 8712 days ago · 173 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.82 km ESE of Linera, Italy · 8712 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 4.11 km ESE of Linera, Italy · 8715 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bm18. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:55 PM UTC.