M2.5 earthquake 33 km W of Ustica, Italy
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 33 km W of Ustica, Italy on Tue, May 7, 2002, 1:22 AM GMT+2 (23:22 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 Sicily, Italy. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-05-06 23:22:40 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.697° N, 12.807° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.3Sicily, Italy · 8894 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.029 km S of Ustica, Italy · 8894 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.728 km S of Ustica, Italy · 8894 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.423 km S of Ustica, Italy · 8893 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.7Sicily, Italy · 8893 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.725 km NW of Favignana, Italy · 8880 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b3vv. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:57 AM UTC.