Italy earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 4 km N of Terme, Italy

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 4 km N of Terme, Italy on Sun, Sep 8, 2002, 6:17 AM GMT+2 (04:17 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 2 km ESE of Linguaglossa, 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
2002-09-08 04:17:50 UTC
Depth
26.6 km (16.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.175° N, 15.153° 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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.43 km E of Acireale, Italy · 8789 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 3.120 km SSW of Leni, Italy · 8784 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.70 km ENE of Mascali, Italy · 8778 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.51 km E of Librizzi, Italy · 8769 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.84 km N of Roccella Valdemone, Italy · 8769 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.74 km S of Moio Alcantara, Italy · 8769 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.63 km S of Tusa, Italy · 8757 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 3.70 km SSE of Paternò, Italy · 8743 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.08 km ENE of Ramacca, Italy · 8743 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 3.90 km WNW of Fiumefreddo Sicilia, Italy · 8743 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 4.32 km WSW of Milo, Italy · 8743 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 3.90 km NNE of Chianchitta-Trappitello, Italy · 8743 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 3.93 km WSW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8743 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 4.42 km ESE of Linguaglossa, Italy · 8743 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 4.31 km SW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8743 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 4.34 km NNW of Brucoli, Italy · 8743 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 4.2Sicily, Italy · 8743 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 3.92 km NNE of Motta Camastra, Italy · 8743 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 4.37 km ESE of Carruba, Italy · 8741 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 4.129 km ESE of Giardini-Naxos, Italy · 8741 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 3.911 km E of Riposto, Italy · 8741 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 2.750 km W of Leni, Italy · 8796 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.87 km NNW of Nicolosi, Italy · 8797 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.58 km NW of Santa Domenica, Italy · 8797 days ago · 52 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.95 km N of Nicolosi, Italy · 8799 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.44 km NNE of Ragalna, Italy · 8799 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.97 km NNE of Ragalna, Italy · 8800 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 3.07 km NE of Ragalna, Italy · 8800 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.34 km W of Novara di Sicilia, Italy · 8804 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.712 km SSW of Pianoconte, Italy · 8808 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 3.120 km SW of Pianoconte, Italy · 8809 days ago · 228 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.510 km NE of San Giorgio, Italy · 8810 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.87 km NNE of Ragalna, Italy · 8812 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.79 km N of Ragalna, Italy · 8812 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.88 km N of Ragalna, Italy · 8812 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.715 km NW of Briatico, Italy · 8813 days ago · 193 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.67 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8813 days ago · 121 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 3.22 km WSW of San Teodoro, Italy · 8818 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.53 km WSW of San Teodoro, Italy · 8818 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 3.44 km WSW of San Teodoro, Italy · 8818 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.54 km NE of Troina / Draginai, Italy · 8818 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bbmd. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.