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M2.5 Earthquake near CENTRAL ITALY (Italy)

UTC time: 2025-12-16 14:15:10 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.5 earthquake was recorded near CENTRAL ITALY (Italy) on December 16, 2025 at 14:15 UTC. With a focal depth of about 8 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Italy: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 42 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.5.

Details

ID
24628a637c5d6080b7107bc017f02206c31a196c
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
8.3 km
UTC time
2025-12-16 14:15:10 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Italy
City
Umbria
Source
emsc
Coordinates
43.48880, 12.29400
Temperature
7.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 8.3 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 8.3 km
Shallow
8.3 km
8.3 km — shallower than 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

Felt reports

1felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Dec 17, 2025, 7:03 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Airports

  • Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International AirportItaly · PEG · LIRZ
    47.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-12

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Umbria

Context for this earthquake

12 Sep 2025 – 12 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 70 Catalogue entries

Of 69 other entries for this area and period, 5 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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