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M1.3 Earthquake near 4 km NE Gaggio Montano (BO) (Italy)

UTC time: 2025-12-04 02:50:58 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 4, 2025 at 02:50 UTC, a magnitude M1.3 earthquake occurred near 4 km NE Gaggio Montano (BO) (Italy). With a focal depth of about 11 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 43 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.5.

Details

ID
a74ce126f33d05579d058664fb8766a0d0233ad4
Magnitude
M1.3
Depth
11.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-04 02:50:58 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Italy
City
Emilia-Romagna
Source
ingv
Coordinates
44.22670, 10.97680
Temperature
2.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 11 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 11 km
Shallow
11 km
11 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

  • Colli Albani
    Distance: 309 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 949 m ·Italy
  • Ischia
    Distance: 457 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 789 m ·Last eruption: 1302 ·Italy
  • Campi Flegrei
    Distance: 458 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 458 m ·Last eruption: 1538 ·Italy
  • Vesuvius
    Distance: 472 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'281 m ·Last eruption: 1944 ·Italy

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Bologna Guglielmo Marconi AirportItaly · BLQ · LIPE
    42.3 kmStraight-line distance
  • Florence Airport, PeretolaItaly · FLR · LIRQ
    49.9 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-13

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

Emilia-Romagna

Context for this earthquake

13 Sep 2025 – 13 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 99 Catalogue entries

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

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