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M1.6 Earthquake near 6 km N Pistoia (PT) (Italy)

UTC time: 2025-12-16 09:43:36 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 16, 2025 at 09:43 UTC, a magnitude M1.6 earthquake occurred near 6 km N Pistoia (PT) (Italy). With a focal depth of about 12 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 INGV and cross-checked across seismological networks. Italy: 42 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M2.5.

Details

ID
256dc0044cea06761980a6311788ca70e5445c30
Magnitude
M1.6
Depth
11.6 km
UTC time
2025-12-16 09:43:36 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Italy
City
Toscana
Source
ingv
Coordinates
43.99270, 10.91300
Temperature
5.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 11.6 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 11.6 km
Shallow
11.6 km
11.6 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: 289 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 949 m ·Italy
  • Ischia
    Distance: 438 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 789 m ·Last eruption: 1302 ·Italy
  • Campi Flegrei
    Distance: 440 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 458 m ·Last eruption: 1538 ·Italy
  • Vesuvius
    Distance: 456 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'281 m ·Last eruption: 1944 ·Italy

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Florence Airport, PeretolaItaly · FLR · LIRQ
    31.0 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Toscana

Context for this earthquake

12 Sep 2025 – 12 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 45 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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