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M5.6 Earthquake near Italia (Italy)

UTC time: 2026-03-09 23:04:57 UTC Local time: —
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M5.6 Earthquake near Italia (Italy) · 2026-03-09 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.6 Earthquake near Italia (Italy) · 2026-03-09 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.6 earthquake was recorded near Italia (Italy) on March 9, 2026 at 23:04 UTC. At roughly 750 km, the focus was very deep, so surface shaking tends to be weaker. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by RESIF. Italy: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 40 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.1.

Details

ID
078815deb185ab1675c5a7b56c8d0bd226c40f94
Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
750.0 km
UTC time
2026-03-09 23:04:57 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Italy
City
Italia
Source
resif
Coordinates
43.80697, 10.09329

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 750 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 750 km
Deep
750 km
700 km — deeper than the regional average (12.6 km)
Regional average: 12.6 km
Why depth matters

Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Viareggio14.2 kmNE62'169
Pisa27.2 kmSE109'960
Genoa113.3 kmNW580'097

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Colli Albani
    Distance: 313 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 949 m ·Italy
  • Ischia
    Distance: 464 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 789 m ·Last eruption: 1302 ·Italy
  • Campi Flegrei
    Distance: 469 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 458 m ·Last eruption: 1538 ·Italy
  • Vesuvius
    Distance: 487 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'281 m ·Last eruption: 1944 ·Italy

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Pisa International AirportItaly · PSA · LIRP
    27.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • Florence Airport, PeretolaItaly · FLR · LIRQ
    89.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-06

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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours3
First 72 hours5
Strongest subsequent eventM4.6
M1.42026-03-10 07:12:36 UTC95.4 kmMonterotondo Marittimo M1.42026-03-10 13:23:10 UTC100.2 km5 km E Monterotondo Marittimo (GR) M1.12026-03-10 22:42:00 UTC84.2 km8 km NE Monteverdi Marittimo (PI) M0.82026-03-11 23:01:18 UTC117.9 km5 km SE Siena (SI) M1.72026-03-12 05:29:28 UTC85.8 km6 km NW Borgo Val di Taro (PR) M2.02026-03-13 08:41:52 UTC149.6 kmCentral Italy M1.22026-03-13 13:01:22 UTC89.6 km3 km NW Casole d'Elsa (SI) M2.42026-03-14 02:42:57 UTC134.4 km5 km NW Tredozio (FC) M1.02026-03-14 12:56:23 UTC102.5 km6 km W Firenzuola (FI) M2.92026-03-14 16:46:13 UTC119.3 kmLIGURIAN SEA M1.82026-03-14 16:46:16 UTC130.7 kmCosta Ligure centro-occidentale (Savona) M2.02026-03-15 21:22:35 UTC104.4 km1 km NW Montieri (GR)

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Context for this earthquake

06 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 145 Catalogue entries

Of 144 other entries for this area and period, 1 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥41
Earlier events M≥50
Compared since2025-05-03

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M4.22025-05-03 03:08:21 UTC99.9 kmNorthern Italy

Historic earthquake map · Italy

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Country statistics · Italy

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