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M2.6 Earthquake near NORTHERN ITALY (Italy)

UTC time: 2025-05-30 14:07:32 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On May 30, 2025 at 14:07 UTC, a magnitude M2.6 earthquake occurred near NORTHERN ITALY (Italy). With a focal depth of about 16 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: 39 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M3.5.

Details

ID
fb11928ff22adf476df6331098c2319d4d7ea7e5
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
16.2 km
UTC time
2025-05-30 14:07:32 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Italy
City
Emilia-Romagna
Source
emsc
Coordinates
44.25390, 12.16560
Temperature
23.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 16.2 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 16.2 km
Shallow
16.2 km
16.2 km — deeper than the regional average (12.7 km)
Regional average: 12.7 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: May 30, 2025, 2:18 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Radius · 50 km

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Airports

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

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-16

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Emilia-Romagna

Context for this earthquake

16 Sep 2025 – 16 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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