Italy earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 20 km ESE of Ustica, Italy

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 20 km ESE of Ustica, Italy on Tue, Dec 3, 2002, 2:16 AM GMT+1 (01:16 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 34 km NNE of Santa Flavia, 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
2002-12-03 01:16:06 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.642° N, 13.412° 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.

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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: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.851 km NNE of Cefalù, Italy · 8704 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.134 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8702 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.441 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8701 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.733 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8700 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.644 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8700 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.633 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8696 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.835 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8696 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.532 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8696 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.240 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8691 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.444 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8690 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 3.437 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8689 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.733 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8689 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.54 km NNW of Scillato, Italy · 8689 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.443 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8689 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.549 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8682 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.342 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8682 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.447 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8681 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.431 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8678 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 3.137 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8669 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.429 km N of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8667 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 2.138 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8667 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 2.569 km W of Leni, Italy · 8666 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 3.135 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8662 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 2.74 km NNE of Lascari, Italy · 8662 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.450 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8662 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 2.345 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8658 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 2.530 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 2.430 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.345 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8653 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 2.435 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8708 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.532 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8711 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.636 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8714 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 3.731 km N of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8732 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bk06. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:58 AM UTC.