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M3.0 Earthquake near SOUTHERN ITALY (Italy)

UTC time: 2025-09-04 17:24:43 UTC Local time:

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M3.0 Earthquake near SOUTHERN ITALY (Italy) · 2025-09-04 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M3.0 Earthquake near SOUTHERN ITALY (Italy) · 2025-09-04 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M3.0 earthquake was recorded near SOUTHERN ITALY (Italy) on September 4, 2025 at 17:24 UTC. With a focal depth of about 18 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Shaking of this size is frequently noticed but usually harmless.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Italy: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 32 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.2.

Details

ID
893f7490142cd9fa50c8e49498c6e04aed8dddab
Magnitude
M3.0
Depth
17.7 km
UTC time
2025-09-04 17:24:43 UTC
Local time
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
41.56460, 15.86950
Temperature
22.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 17.7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 17.7 km
Shallow
17.7 km
17.7 km — deeper 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: Sep 4, 2025, 5:29 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Foggia Gino Lisa AirportItaly · FOG · LIBF
    31.5 kmStraight-line distance

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

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

Italy

Context for this earthquake

15 Sep 2025 – 15 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 146 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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