Minor mag. 2.0 earthquake - 5.6 km east of Norcia, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy, on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at 9:35 am (GMT +2) -
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Minor magnitude 2.0 earthquake at 10 km depth
21 May 07:48 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 13 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 21, 2022 07:35:00 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Saturday, May 21, 2022 at 9:35 am (GMT +2) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2 |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 42.81°N / 13.16°E  (Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy) |
| Antipode | 42.81°S / 166.84°W |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
| Nearest volcano | Colli Albani (123 km / 76 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 4 km (3 mi) WSW of Castelluccio (pop: 150) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 6 km (3 mi) ENE of Norcia (Umbrien) (pop: 2,960) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 15 km (9 mi) SSE of Visso (The Marches) (pop: 793) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 16 km (10 mi) NE of Cascia (Ombrie) (pop: 1,560) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Amatrice (Lacio) (pop: 1,050) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 25 km (15 mi) SW of Amandola (The Marches) (pop: 1,870) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 71 km (44 mi) ESE of Perudzha (Umbría) (pop: 120,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 115 km (72 mi) NNE of Rome (Latium) (pop: 2,318,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Few Clouds  18.5°C (65 F), humidity: 45%, wind: 2 m/s (5 kts) from W |
| 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 | 10 km | CENTRAL ITALY | EMSC |
| 2.0 | 10.1 km | Italy: 6 Km E Norcia (PG) | INGV |
| 2.0 | 10.1 km | Central Italy | RaspberryShake |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.0, such a quake wouldn't normally be felt by people except under very favorable conditions.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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