Weak mag. 2.7 earthquake - 19 km east of Campobasso, Molise, Italy, on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at 4:58 am (GMT +2) -
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Weak magnitude 2.7 earthquake at 25 km depth
18 May 03:08 UTC: First to report: INGV after 10 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 18, 2022 02:58:30 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at 4:58 am (GMT +2) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.7 |
| Depth | 25.3 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 41.6027°N / 14.8853°E  (Provincia di Campobasso, Molise, Italy) |
| Antipode | 41.603°S / 165.115°W |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | INGV (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) |
| Nearest volcano | Vesuvius (95 km / 59 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 2 km (1 mi) SSE of Sant'Elia a Pianisi (pop: 1,620) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Gambatesa (pop: 1,240) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 15 km (9 mi) SW of Santa Croce di Magliano (pop: 4,680) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Petrella Tifernina (pop: 1,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Campobasso (pop: 39,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Pietramontecorvino (Apulia) (pop: 2,620) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 23 km (14 mi) S of lalino (Provincia di Campobasso) (pop: 5,160) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 200 km (124 mi) E of Rome (Latium) (pop: 2,318,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Few Clouds  13.3°C (56 F), humidity: 87%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from WNW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 7.1 x 108 joules (197 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.169 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.7 | 25 km | Italy: 2 Km SE Sant'Elia A Pianisi (CB) | INGV |
| 2.7 | 25 km | SOUTHERN ITALY | EMSC |
| 2.7 | 25 km | Southern Italy | RaspberryShake |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.7, 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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