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M5.0 Earthquake near 14 km NNE of Lesina, Italy

UTC time: 2025-03-14 19:37:15 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
9.6 km
Source
USGS

14 km NNE of Lesina, Italy

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M5.0 Earthquake near 14 km NNE of Lesina, Italy · 2025-03-14 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near 14 km NNE of Lesina, Italy · 2025-03-14 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On March 14, 2025 at 19:37 UTC, a magnitude M5.0 earthquake occurred near 14 km NNE of Lesina, Italy. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
0debee403656dcd7bb4de9cb17a6ce35b532085b
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
9.6 km
UTC time
2025-03-14 19:37:15 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
41.97960, 15.43730

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 9.6 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 9.6 km
Shallow
9.6 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

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
San Nicandro Garganico18.9 kmSE15'815
Foggia58.7 kmS137'032
Naples158.8 kmSW909'048

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Vesuvius
    Distance: 154 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'281 m ·Last eruption: 1944 ·Italy
  • Campi Flegrei
    Distance: 168 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 458 m ·Last eruption: 1538 ·Italy
  • Ischia
    Distance: 189 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 789 m ·Last eruption: 1302 ·Italy
  • Colli Albani
    Distance: 226 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 949 m ·Italy
  • Palinuro
    Distance: 283 km ·Compound ·Elevation: -70 m ·Last eruption: -8040 ·Italy
  • Marsili
    Distance: 312 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -779 m ·Last eruption: -1050 ·Italy

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Foggia Gino Lisa AirportItaly · FOG · LIBF
    61.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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.

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