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M4.7 Earthquake near 37 km SSE of Palizzi Marina, Italy

UTC time: 2025-04-16 01:26:09 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
48.5 km
Source
USGS

37 km SSE of Palizzi Marina, Italy

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M4.7 Earthquake near 37 km SSE of Palizzi Marina, Italy · 2025-04-16 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M4.7 Earthquake near 37 km SSE of Palizzi Marina, Italy · 2025-04-16 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On April 16, 2025 at 01:26 UTC, a magnitude M4.7 earthquake occurred near 37 km SSE of Palizzi Marina, Italy. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 48 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
3aad8a9e8889b609aa0926da0dd3001c262fe901
Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
48.5 km
UTC time
2025-04-16 01:26:09 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
37.61370, 16.14570

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 48.5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 48.5 km
Shallow
48.5 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

  • Etna Activity reported
    Distance: 102 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 3'357 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Italy
  • Vulcano
    Distance: 136 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 500 m ·Last eruption: 1890 ·Italy
  • Lipari
    Distance: 144 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 590 m ·Last eruption: 1230 ·Italy
  • Panarea
    Distance: 148 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 399 m ·Italy
  • Stromboli Activity reported
    Distance: 154 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 924 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Italy
  • Palinuro
    Distance: 237 km ·Compound ·Elevation: -70 m ·Last eruption: -8040 ·Italy

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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