Minor mag. 2.1 earthquake - 14 km west of Salsomaggiore Terme, Province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, on Monday, May 16, 2022 at 8:29 am (GMT +2) -
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Minor magnitude 2.1 earthquake at 34 km depth
16 May 06:40 UTC: First to report: INGV after 11 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 16, 2022 06:29:02 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Monday, May 16, 2022 at 8:29 am (GMT +2) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.1 |
| Depth | 34.1 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 44.7788°N / 9.8218°E  (Provincia di Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy) |
| Antipode | 44.779°S / 170.178°W |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | INGV (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 1 km (0 mi) WSW of Dignini (pop: 40) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 14 km (8 mi) WSW of Salsomaggiore Terme (Provincia di Parma) (pop: 15,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 17 km (10 mi) E of Bettola (pop: 3,190) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 17 km (11 mi) SE of Ponte dell'Olio (pop: 3,980) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Fiorenzuola d'Arda (pop: 13,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 21 km (13 mi) WSW of Fidenza (Provincia di Parma) (pop: 22,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Podenzano (Provincia di Piacenza) (pop: 5,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Felegara (pop: 2,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 124 km (77 mi) WNW of Bologna (pop: 366,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 388 km (241 mi) NW of Rome (Latium) (pop: 2,318,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Clear Sky  17.1°C (63 F), humidity: 82%, wind: 1 m/s (1 kts) from SSW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 8.9 x 107 joules (24.8 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.1 | 34 km | Italy: 3 Km S Vernasca (PC) | INGV |
| 2.1 | 34 km | Northern Italy | RaspberryShake |
| 2.1 | 34 km | NORTHERN ITALY | EMSC |
User reports for this quake
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