Italy · Emilia-Romagna

M2.0 Earthquake near Maiolo, Emilia-Romagna (Italy)

UTC time: 2026-07-09 07:48:44 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

On July 9, 2026 at 07:48 UTC, a magnitude M2.0 earthquake occurred near Maiolo, Emilia-Romagna (Italy). With a focal depth of about 38 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 EMSC. Italy: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 33 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.2.

Details

ID
f101ebfdd6e53b50f182227dcf0662e0e30bea39
Magnitude
M2.0
Depth
38.0 km
UTC time
2026-07-09 07:48:44 UTC
Local time
Country
City
County
Village
Maiolo
Source
emsc
Coordinates
43.88220, 12.32500
Temperature
30.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 38 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 38 km
Shallow
38 km
38 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Distance: 239 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 949 m ·Italy
  • Distance: 371 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 458 m ·Last eruption: 1538 ·Italy
  • Distance: 374 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 789 m ·Last eruption: 1302 ·Italy
  • Distance: 382 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'281 m ·Last eruption: 1944 ·Italy

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Federico Fellini International AirportItaly · RMI · LIPR
    27.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Forlì-Luigi Ridolfi International AirportItaly · FRL · LIPK
    40.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-07

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

07 Sep 2025 – 07 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 100 Catalogue entries

Of 99 other entries for this area and period, 88 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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