Italy

M0.5 Earthquake near 6 km NE Città di Castello (PG) (Italy)

UTC time: 2025-12-18 19:17:00 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

On December 18, 2025 at 19:17 UTC, a magnitude M0.5 earthquake occurred near 6 km NE Città di Castello (PG) (Italy). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by INGV and cross-checked across seismological networks. Italy: 39 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M2.5.

Details

ID
5949908c6cb6abc02b03acf98d594cbbebdd3a62
Magnitude
M0.5
Depth
9.9 km
UTC time
2025-12-18 19:17:00 UTC
Local time
Country
City
Source
ingv
Coordinates
43.49380, 12.29030
Temperature
8.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 9.9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 9.9 km
Shallow
9.9 km
9.9 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

  • Distance: 196 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 949 m ·Italy
  • Distance: 333 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 458 m ·Last eruption: 1538 ·Italy
  • Distance: 335 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 789 m ·Last eruption: 1302 ·Italy
  • Distance: 345 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'281 m ·Last eruption: 1944 ·Italy
  • Distance: 494 km ·Compound ·Elevation: -70 m ·Last eruption: -8040 ·Italy

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International AirportItaly · PEG · LIRZ
    47.8 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

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

Open seismic profile

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