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M2.3 Earthquake near CENTRAL ITALY (Italy)

UTC time: 2025-10-29 08:37:33 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On October 29, 2025 at 08:37 UTC, a magnitude M2.3 earthquake occurred near CENTRAL ITALY (Italy). With a focal depth of about 16 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Italy: 64 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M2.5.

Details

ID
0026ead56a9c90b62117ada333c4507a8c3e09a3
Magnitude
M2.3
Depth
15.5 km
UTC time
2025-10-29 08:37:33 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Italy
City
Fano
Source
emsc
Coordinates
43.78050, 13.05030
Temperature
18.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 15.5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 15.5 km
Shallow
15.5 km
15.5 km — close to the regional average (12.6 km)
Regional average: 12.6 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Colli Albani
    Distance: 227 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 949 m ·Italy
  • Campi Flegrei
    Distance: 340 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 458 m ·Last eruption: 1538 ·Italy
  • Ischia
    Distance: 346 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 789 m ·Last eruption: 1302 ·Italy
  • Vesuvius
    Distance: 348 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'281 m ·Last eruption: 1944 ·Italy

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Marche AirportItaly · AOI · LIPY
    31.0 kmStraight-line distance
  • Federico Fellini International AirportItaly · RMI · LIPR
    44.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-13

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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Context for this earthquake

13 Sep 2025 – 13 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,257 Catalogue entries

Of 1,256 other entries for this area and period, 516 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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