Minor mag. 2.4 earthquake - Lombardy, 10.5 km north of Mirandola, Province of Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 7:05 am (GMT +2) -
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Minor magnitude 2.4 earthquake at 51 km depth
17 May 05:21 UTC: First to report: INGV after 16 minutes.
Earthquake details
Date & time | May 17, 2022 05:05:13 UTC - |
Local time at epicenter | Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 7:05 am (GMT +2) |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 2.4 |
Depth | 50.5 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 44.9722°N / 11.1192°E ![]() |
Antipode | 44.972°S / 168.881°W |
Shaking intensity | Not felt |
Primary data source | INGV (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) |
Nearby towns and cities | 1 km (1 mi) ENE of Poggio Rusco (pop: 5,770) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 10 km (6 mi) NNE of Mirandola (Emilia-Romagna) (pop: 17,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 11 km (7 mi) S of Ostiglia (pop: 5,650) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 14 km (9 mi) WSW of Sermide (pop: 3,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 17 km (10 mi) ESE of San Benedetto Po (pop: 5,310) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 24 km (15 mi) E of Gonzaga (Provincia di Mantova) (pop: 5,230) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 28 km (18 mi) NE of Carpi (Emilia-Romagna) (pop: 53,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Legnago (Veneto) (pop: 21,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 161 km (100 mi) ESE of Milan (pop: 1,236,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 361 km (224 mi) NNW of Rome (Latium) (pop: 2,318,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Few Clouds ![]() |
Estimated seismic energy released | 2.5 x 108 joules (69.8 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
2.4 | 51 km | Italy: 1 Km S Poggio Rusco (MN) | INGV |
2.4 | 50 km | NORTHERN ITALY | EMSC |
2.4 | 51 km | Northern Italy | RaspberryShake |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.4, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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