Weak mag. 2.8 earthquake - 12 km north of Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy, on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at 2:42 am (GMT +2) -
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Weak magnitude 2.8 earthquake at 10 km depth
22 May 00:48 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 6 minutes.
22 May 00:56: Now using data updates from INGV
22 May 00:56: Now using data updates from INGV
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 22, 2022 00:42:37 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Sunday, May 22, 2022 at 2:42 am (GMT +2) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.8 |
| Depth | 9.7 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 44.038°N / 10.9123°E  (Provincia di Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy) |
| Antipode | 44.038°S / 169.088°W |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | INGV (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 2 km (1 mi) SSE of Pracchia (pop: 268) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 12 km (7 mi) N of Pistoia (Toskana) (pop: 73,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 16 km (10 mi) NW of Montemurlo (Provincia di Prato, Toscana) (pop: 17,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 16 km (10 mi) NW of Fornacelle (Provincia di Prato) (pop: 17,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Montecatini Terme (Provincia di Pistoia) (pop: 18,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 23 km (14 mi) NW of Prato (pop: 181,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 39 km (24 mi) NW of Florence (pop: 349,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 272 km (169 mi) NNW of Rome (Latium) (pop: 2,318,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Broken Clouds  13.1°C (56 F), humidity: 94%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from SW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1 x 109 joules (278 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.239 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.8 | 9.7 km | Italy: 10 Km E San Marcello Pistoiese (PT) | INGV |
| 2.9 | 5 km | NORTHERN ITALY | EMSC |
| 2.8 | 9.7 km | Central Italy | RaspberryShake |
| 2.8 | 10 km | Italy: San Marcello Pistoiese / Italien | ZAMG |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.8, 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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