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M2.0 earthquake Sicily, Italy

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in Sicily, Italy on Tue, Dec 24, 2002, 11:13 PM GMT+1 (22:13 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 2 km SW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-12-24 22:13:23 UTC
Depth
27.6 km (17.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.861° N, 15.600° 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.49 km SW of Bronte, Italy · 8684 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.510 km SW of Bronte, Italy · 8684 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 3.32 km S of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8683 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.46 km SW of Linguaglossa, Italy · 8682 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.540 km SSE of Palizzi Marina, Italy · 8676 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 3.235 km SE of Weather Station, Italy · 8674 days ago · 51 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.710 km SE of Giardini-Naxos, Italy · 8674 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.218 km SE of Lipari, Italy · 8672 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.61 km E of Linera, Italy · 8660 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.12 km SSW of Canolo, Italy · 8654 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.51 km E of Aci Catena, Italy · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.52 km N of Terme, Italy · 8636 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.89 km ESE of Taormina, Italy · 8636 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.71 km SSW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8635 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 3.92 km SW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8635 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.532 km W of San Nicolò, Italy · 8626 days ago · 178 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 2.52 km SSE of Linguaglossa, Italy · 8686 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.02 km NW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8686 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.51 km W of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8687 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.3Sicily, Italy · 8690 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.81 km N of Tropea, Italy · 8692 days ago · 185 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.67 km N of Oliveri, Italy · 8692 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.420 km NW of Sparta', Italy · 8696 days ago · 81 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.11 km WNW of Sant'Alfio, Italy · 8704 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.81 km E of Carruba, Italy · 8706 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.559 km SSE of Weather Station, Italy · 8706 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.82 km SSE of Acitrezza, Italy · 8706 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.82 km SSE of Cerza, Italy · 8706 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.312 km SE of Lipari, Italy · 8706 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.82 km N of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8707 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 3.34 km E of Carruba, Italy · 8708 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.82 km SSW of Maletto, Italy · 8708 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.722 km SSE of Weather Station, Italy · 8708 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.411 km SSE of Weather Station, Italy · 8709 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.41 km E of Brancaleone, Italy · 8709 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.02 km SSE of Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte, Italy · 8711 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bmbv. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:39 AM UTC.