Italy earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 3 km WNW of Riolo Terme, Italy

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3 km WNW of Riolo Terme, Italy on Tue, Jan 6, 2004, 3:54 AM GMT+1 (02:54 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 23 km ENE of Lido Adriano, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-01-06 02:54:44 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.290° N, 11.690° E
Region
Italy
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000ch8a. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.41 km N of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8305 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.76 km NW of Castel del Rio, Italy · 8304 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.26 km NNW of Castel del Rio, Italy · 8304 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.31 km ESE of Panighina, Italy · 8304 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.91 km WSW of Pizzano, Italy · 8303 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.55 km ESE of San Godenzo, Italy · 8303 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.90 km S of Marzabotto, Italy · 8303 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.05 km NNW of Firenzuola, Italy · 8303 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.15 km WNW of Castel del Rio, Italy · 8303 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.37 km WSW of Sarsina, Italy · 8302 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.31 km SSW of Fiumalbo-Dogana, Italy · 8299 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.28 km W of Pievepelago, Italy · 8297 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.05 km W of Portico di Romagna, Italy · 8293 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.0northern Italy · 8291 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.61 km SW of Tredozio, Italy · 8290 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.14 km SSW of Tredozio, Italy · 8290 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.41 km W of Granarolo, Italy · 8290 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.24 km SSW of San Pancrazio, Italy · 8289 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 3.01 km SE of Pulce, Italy · 8289 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.13 km ESE of Monterenzio, Italy · 8289 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.21 km ESE of Osteria Nuova, Italy · 8287 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.15 km WSW of Lizzano in Belvedere, Italy · 8285 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 2.08 km SW of Frassinoro, Italy · 8285 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.32 km WNW of Imola, Italy · 8284 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 1.94 km WNW of Montese, Italy · 8284 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 2.10 km W of Bertinoro, Italy · 8282 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 2.01 km NW of Vergato, Italy · 8280 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.12 km E of Talla, Italy · 8277 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.11 km WNW of Santo Stefano-Carraie, Italy · 8275 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 2.25 km NNW of Fontanelice, Italy · 8273 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.02 km SSW of Montese, Italy · 8273 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 4.323 km ENE of Lido Adriano, Italy · 8270 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 2.04 km SE of Caprese Michelangelo, Italy · 8269 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.42 km WSW of Santerno, Italy · 8269 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 2.72 km NNW of Voltana, Italy · 8267 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 2.54 km NW of Fognano, Italy · 8266 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.64 km NW of Fognano, Italy · 8265 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.40 km WSW of Riolo Terme, Italy · 8265 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.86 km NE of Longastrino, Italy · 8263 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 2.11 km W of Lamporecchio, Italy · 8263 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.27 km SE of Monterenzio, Italy · 8260 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 2.54 km NE of Sant'Antonio, Italy · 8259 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 2.53 km NE of Sant'Antonio, Italy · 8258 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 2.32 km ENE of Polinago, Italy · 8258 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.14 km SSW of Prignano, Italy · 8258 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.92 km SW of Prato, Italy · 8257 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 2.81 km W of Casalfiumanese, Italy · 8256 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 3.14 km NNE of Massa Fiscaglia, Italy · 8256 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 2.0northern Italy · 8256 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 2.04 km SSE of Monterenzio, Italy · 8256 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 2.52 km SE of Serramazzoni, Italy · 8254 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 2.35 km SE of Pozzale-Case Nuove, Italy · 8254 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 2.24 km SSW of Serramazzoni, Italy · 8251 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 2.44 km SSE of Imola, Italy · 8248 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.40 km SSW of Palagano, Italy · 8248 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 2.64 km E of Monghidoro, Italy · 8247 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 2.29 km SE of Castiglione dei Pepoli, Italy · 8247 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 2.13 km SE of Rassina, Italy · 8307 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.51 km NE of Fanano, Italy · 8308 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.36 km SSW of Sarsina, Italy · 8308 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 3.10 km N of Montese, Italy · 8308 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.32 km SSE of Portico e San Benedetto, Italy · 8309 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.41 km NW of Riolo Terme, Italy · 8311 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.33 km WNW of Fontanelice, Italy · 8313 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.93 km N of Galeata, Italy · 8313 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.02 km NE of Castellina in Chianti, Italy · 8314 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.55 km N of Dicomano, Italy · 8320 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.74 km SSE of Badia Tedalda, Italy · 8323 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.11 km SE of Imola, Italy · 8327 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.24 km NW of Borgo Pace, Italy · 8327 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.23 km WNW of Borgo Tossignano, Italy · 8327 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.55 km NW of Borgo Pace, Italy · 8329 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.65 km W of Borgo Pace, Italy · 8329 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.45 km W of Borgo Pace, Italy · 8329 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.03 km ESE of Zocca, Italy · 8330 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.43 km ENE of Castel d'Aiano, Italy · 8330 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.83 km NE of Castel d'Aiano, Italy · 8330 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ch8a. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC.