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M4.0 Earthquake near 19 km NW of Favignana, Italy

UTC time: 2025-03-15 20:45:58 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.0
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

19 km NW of Favignana, Italy

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M4.0 Earthquake near 19 km NW of Favignana, Italy · 2025-03-15 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M4.0 Earthquake near 19 km NW of Favignana, Italy · 2025-03-15 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On March 15, 2025 at 20:45 UTC, a magnitude M4.0 earthquake occurred near 19 km NW of Favignana, Italy. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
04c40310d8f9992ff52a8b4cbd40b3aebf574f95
Magnitude
M4.0
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-03-15 20:45:58 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
38.07320, 12.20190

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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

  • Campi Flegrei del Mar di Sicilia
    Distance: 117 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: -8 m ·Last eruption: 1867 ·Italy
  • Pantelleria
    Distance: 146 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 836 m ·Last eruption: 1891 ·Italy
  • Marsili
    Distance: 233 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -779 m ·Last eruption: -1050 ·Italy
  • Lipari
    Distance: 243 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 590 m ·Last eruption: 1230 ·Italy
  • Vulcano
    Distance: 244 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 500 m ·Last eruption: 1890 ·Italy
  • Etna Activity reported
    Distance: 248 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 3'357 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Italy

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-BirgiItaly · TPS · LICT
    30.9 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-14

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

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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