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M0.9 Earthquake near Italia (Italy)

UTC time: 2026-05-15 09:05:31 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M0.9 earthquake was recorded near Italia (Italy) on May 15, 2026 at 09:05 UTC. 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 event was recorded by EMSC. Italy: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 63 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.4.

Details

ID
94146ee1d592a21a148ebfeb0933a628209fa385
Magnitude
M0.9
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-05-15 09:05:31 UTC
Local time
Country
City
Italia
Source
emsc
Coordinates
45.66480, 13.64570
Temperature
17.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
10 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: 441 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 949 m ·Italy

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Trieste AirportItaly · TRS · LIPQ
    22.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-08

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

09 Sep 2025 – 09 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 1,245 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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