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M2.2 Earthquake near CENTRAL ITALY (Italy)

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

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.2 earthquake was recorded near CENTRAL ITALY (Italy) on October 16, 2025 at 16:16 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 8 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. 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 57 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.7.

Details

ID
4e8d295fba34a16dc528f65fac1c34558c136d1b
Magnitude
M2.2
Depth
8.2 km
UTC time
2025-10-16 16:16:15 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Italy
City
Umbria
Source
emsc
Coordinates
42.94480, 12.69530
Temperature
13.4°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

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: Oct 16, 2025, 4:18 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Radius · 50 km

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Airports

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

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-14

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Umbria

Context for this earthquake

14 Sep 2025 – 14 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 70 Catalogue entries

Of 69 other entries for this area and period, 24 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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