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M1.2 Earthquake near 6 km W Santa Sofia (FC) (Italy)

UTC time: 2025-09-20 18:17:30 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.2 earthquake was recorded near 6 km W Santa Sofia (FC) (Italy) on September 20, 2025 at 18:17 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 event was recorded by INGV. Italy: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 36 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.1.

Details

ID
4255eea8f9f354aa6c12c54f27f2c0ff3fb505f5
Magnitude
M1.2
Depth
8.2 km
UTC time
2025-09-20 18:17:30 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Italy
City
Emilia-Romagna
Source
ingv
Coordinates
43.94120, 11.84080
Temperature
20.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 8.2 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 8.2 km
Shallow
8.2 km
8.2 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Colli Albani
    Distance: 253 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 949 m ·Italy
  • Campi Flegrei
    Distance: 394 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 458 m ·Last eruption: 1538 ·Italy
  • Ischia
    Distance: 395 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 789 m ·Last eruption: 1302 ·Italy
  • Vesuvius
    Distance: 407 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'281 m ·Last eruption: 1944 ·Italy

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Forlì-Luigi Ridolfi International AirportItaly · FRL · LIPK
    33.6 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-15

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Emilia-Romagna

Context for this earthquake

15 Sep 2025 – 15 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 100 Catalogue entries

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