Minor mag. 2.0 earthquake - 19 km southwest of Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 3:58 pm (GMT +2) -
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Minor magnitude 2.0 earthquake at 16 km depth
17 May 14:00 UTC: First to report: RENASS after 2 minutes.
17 May 14:28: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 16.3 km (from 3.1 to 10.1 mi).
17 May 14:28: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 16.3 km (from 3.1 to 10.1 mi).
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 17, 2022 13:58:26 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 3:58 pm (GMT +2) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2 |
| Depth | 16.3 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 44.31319°N / 7.33142°E  (Provincia di Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy) |
| Antipode | 44.313°S / 172.669°W |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | RENASS (Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS)) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 0 km (0 mi) S of Rialpo Collin (pop: 11) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Borgo San Dalmazzo (Provincia di Cuneo) (pop: 11,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 17 km (11 mi) S of Dronero (Provincia di Cuneo) (pop: 5,450) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 18 km (11 mi) WNW of Vernante (pop: 1,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Cuneo (Piemonte) (pop: 46,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Busca (Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte) (pop: 5,590) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 89 km (55 mi) SSW of Turin (pop: 870,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 499 km (310 mi) NW of Rome (Latium) (pop: 2,318,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Scattered Clouds  24.3°C (76 F), humidity: 70%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from ENE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 6.3 x 107 joules (17.5 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.0 | 16 km | Italy: Near Nice | RENASS |
| 2.6 | 4 km | NORTHERN ITALY | EMSC |
User reports for this quake
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