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Weak mag. 2.6 earthquake - Adriatic Sea, 21 km northeast of Senigallia, Italy, on Friday, Dec 2, 2022 at 2:43 am (GMT +1) -

Weak magnitude 2.6 earthquake at 8 km depth

2 Dec 02:00 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 16 minutes.
2 Dec 02:00: Now using data updates from INGV

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 2, 2022 01:43:33 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Friday, Dec 2, 2022 at 2:43 am (GMT +1)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.6
Depth	8.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	43.8692°N / 13.3563°E (Adriatic Sea, Italy)
Antipode	43.869°S / 166.644°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	INGV (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia)
Nearest volcano	Colli Albani (241 km / 150 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	20 km (13 mi) NE of Marotta (Provincia di Pesaro e Urbino) (pop: 6,470) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 21 km (13 mi) NE of Senigallia (Provincia di Ancona) (pop: 30,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) N of Falconara Marittima (Provincia di Ancona) (pop: 25,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) E of Fano (pop: 39,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 33 km (20 mi) NNW of Ancona (pop: 90,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 36 km (22 mi) E of Pesaro (pop: 77,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 40 km (25 mi) NNE of Iesi (Provincia di Ancona) (pop: 37,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 230 km (143 mi) NNE of Rome (pop: 2,318,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 115 km (72 mi) SW of Tovarnjak Island (pop: 85) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 6.9°C (44 F), humidity: 78%, wind: 5 m/s (9 kts) from NNW
Estimated seismic energy released	5 x 10⁸ joules (139 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.12 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.6	8.4 km	Italy: Costa Marchigiana Anconetana (Ancona)	INGV
2.6	2 km	CENTRAL ITALY	EMSC
2.6	8 km	Central Italy	RaspberryShake
2.6	8 km	Italy: Senigallia / Mittelitalien	ZAMG

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Seismograms

Seismic station: L'Aquila, Italy (AQU/MN network) | Distance from quake: 169 km / 105 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station L'Aquila, Italy: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User reports for this quake

At magnitude 2.6, 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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Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900

Date and time GMT	Mag Depth	Distance	Location	Details
Jan 13, 1915 06:52 108 years ago	6.7 15 km	189km / 117mi	21 km NE of Avezzano, Province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy	More
Oct 30, 2016 06:40 6 years ago	6.5 10 km	107km / 66mi	2.6 km S of Pieve, Provincia di Macerata, The Marches, Italy	More
Dec 29, 2020 11:19 2 years ago	6.4 10 km	293km / 182mi	5.4 km W of Sisak, Croatia	More
Apr 6, 2009 01:32 14 years ago	6.3 8.8 km	171km / 106mi	5.7 km W of L’Aquila, Province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy	More
Dec 29, 2020 11:19 2 years ago	6.2 15 km	298km / 185mi	Sisak-Moslavina, 27 km SE of Zagreb, HR.21.3186885, City of Zagreb, Croatia	More
Oct 26, 2016 19:18 6 years ago	6.2 10 km	122km / 76mi	0.4 km N of Villa Rosa, Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy	More
Aug 24, 2016 01:36 6 years ago	6.2 4.2 km	126km / 78mi	3.1 km W of Capodacqua, Ascoli Piceno, The Marches, Italy	More
Oct 26, 2016 19:18 6 years ago	6.1 10 km	99km / 62mi	5.1 km N of Pieve, Provincia di Macerata, The Marches, Italy	More
May 20, 2012 02:03 11 years ago	6.0 6.3 km	204km / 127mi	8 km NW of Finale Emilia, Province of Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy	More
Sep 26, 1997 09:40 25 years ago	6.0 10 km	98km / 61mi	17 km NE of Foligno, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy	More
Sep 19, 1979 21:35 43 years ago	5.9 16 km	120km / 75mi	64 km SE of Perudzha, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy	More
Sep 26, 1997 00:33 25 years ago	5.7 10 km	99km / 62mi	18 km NE of Foligno, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy	More
Apr 29, 1984 05:03 39 years ago	5.7 12 km	93km / 58mi	21 km NE of Perudzha, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy	More
Sep 5, 1950 04:09 72 years ago	5.7 10 km	147km / 91mi	1.6 km SW of Poggio Cancelli, Province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy	More
Jan 18, 2017 10:14 6 years ago	5.6 10 km	137km / 85mi	1.5 km N of Amatrice, Provincia di Rieti, Latium, Italy	More
Nov 9, 2022 06:07 12 weeks ago	5.5 7.6 km	16km / 10mi	Adriatic Sea, 49 km N of Ancona, The Marches, Italy	More
Feb 3, 2017 03:47 6 years ago	5.5 10 km	96km / 60mi	2.3 km W of Pieve Torina, Provincia di Macerata, The Marches, Italy	More
Jan 18, 2017 10:25 6 years ago	5.5 10 km	146km / 90mi	1.1 km E of Poggio Cancelli, Province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy	More
Oct 26, 2016 17:10 6 years ago	5.5 10 km	104km / 65mi	3 km NE of Visso, Provincia di Macerata, The Marches, Italy	More
Aug 24, 2016 02:33 6 years ago	5.5 10 km	116km / 72mi	2.4 km SE of Campi, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy	More
Oct 14, 1997 15:23 25 years ago	5.5 10 km	108km / 67mi	15 km E of Foligno, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy	More
Oct 6, 1997 23:24 25 years ago	5.5 10 km	101km / 63mi	15 km NE of Foligno, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy	More
Oct 26, 2016 17:10 6 years ago	5.4 9 km	81km / 51mi	Adriatic Sea, 43 km NE of Civitanova Marche, Italy	More
Aug 24, 2016 02:33 6 years ago	5.4 9 km	122km / 76mi	Adriatic Sea, 46 km E of San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy	More
Mar 26, 1998 16:26 25 years ago	5.4 10 km	75km / 47mi	Provincia di Macerata, 10.8 km SE of Fabriano, Italy	More
Sep 1, 1951 06:56 71 years ago	5.4 15 km	84km / 52mi	2.9 km W of San Ginesio, Provincia di Macerata, The Marches, Italy	More
Oct 12, 1997 11:08 25 years ago	5.3 10 km	114km / 71mi	Provincia di Perugia, 43 km NE of Terni, Umbria, Italy	More
Oct 3, 1997 08:55 25 years ago	5.3 10 km	99km / 62mi	15 km NE of Foligno, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy	More
Mar 5, 1976 12:47 47 years ago	5.3 33 km	81km / 50mi	Pesaro and Urbino, The Marches, 60 km N of Perudzha, Italy	More
Jul 3, 1973 16:10 50 years ago	5.3 47 km	24km / 15mi	57 km N of Ancona, The Marches, Italy	More
Apr 3, 1998 07:26 25 years ago	5.2 10 km	95km / 59mi	26 km E of Perudzha, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy	More
May 26, 1956 18:40 67 years ago	5.2 15 km	136km / 85mi	2.6 km NW of San Benedetto in Alpe, Italy	More
Jun 15, 2017 03:17 6 years ago	5.1 9.2 km	94km / 58mi	1.5 km N of Pieve Torina, Provincia di Macerata, The Marches, Italy	More
Jan 18, 2017 13:33 6 years ago	5.1 10 km	141km / 88mi	3.6 km SE of Amatrice, Provincia di Rieti, Latium, Italy	More
Jan 18, 2017 09:25 6 years ago	5.1 10 km	132km / 82mi	5.9 km N of Amatrice, Provincia di Rieti, Latium, Italy	More
May 10, 2000 16:52 23 years ago	5.1 10 km	119km / 74mi	Ravenna, 10.8 km N of Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy	More
Sep 4, 1987 16:42 35 years ago	5.1 19 km	81km / 51mi	14 km SE of Civitanova Marche, Provincia di Macerata, The Marches, Italy	More
Jul 3, 1987 10:21 36 years ago	5.1 12 km	83km / 51mi	18 km E of Civitanova Marche, Provincia di Macerata, The Marches, Italy	More
May 21, 1979 17:32 44 years ago	5.1 10 km	91km / 57mi	Provincia di Macerata, The Marches, 38 km E of Perudzha, Italy	More
Mar 16, 1979 10:46 44 years ago	5.1 33 km	115km / 71mi	7.3 km SE of Foligno, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy	More
May 20, 2012 13:18 11 years ago	5.0 4.7 km	183km / 114mi	10.3 km W of Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy	More
Nov 2, 2002 10:57 20 years ago	5.0 10 km	124km / 77mi	19 km N of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy	More
Jan 14, 2019 23:03 4 years ago	4.9 10 km	113km / 70mi	11 km N of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy	More
Nov 1, 2016 07:56 6 years ago	4.9 10 km	85km / 53mi	4.1 km SW of Caldarola, Provincia di Macerata, The Marches, Italy	More
Aug 24, 2016 11:50 6 years ago	4.9 10 km	121km / 75mi	2.8 km E of Norcia, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy	More
Jul 21, 2013 01:32 10 years ago	4.9 9.7 km	51km / 32mi	Adriatic Sea, 21 km NE of Recanati, Provincia di Macerata, The Marches, Italy	More
Jun 5, 1993 19:16 30 years ago	4.9 8.4 km	100km / 62mi	24 km E of Perudzha, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy	More
Apr 12, 1987 11:35 36 years ago	4.9 11 km	104km / 65mi	7.8 km E of Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy	More
Oct 22, 1978 08:40 44 years ago	4.9 33 km	28km / 18mi	8.6 km W of Ancona, The Marches, Italy	More
Dec 27, 1975 04:31 47 years ago	4.9 34 km	140km / 87mi	Ravenna, 42 km E of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy	More
Dec 2, 1974 01:55 48 years ago	4.9 7 km	103km / 64mi	Provincia di Macerata, The Marches, 49 km E of Perudzha, Italy	More
Jan 18, 2017 11:07 6 years ago	4.8 10 km	121km / 75mi	2.4 km E of Trisungo, Ascoli Piceno, The Marches, Italy	More
Dec 11, 2016 12:54 6 years ago	4.8 10 km	114km / 71mi	1.8 km SW of Preci, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy	More
Oct 26, 2016 19:43 6 years ago	4.8 10 km	100km / 62mi	4.4 km NE of Pieve, Provincia di Macerata, The Marches, Italy	More
Jun 22, 2000 12:16 23 years ago	4.8 10 km	95km / 59mi	22 km N of Perudzha, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy	More
May 8, 2000 12:30 23 years ago	4.8 10 km	126km / 78mi	Ravenna, 15 km NW of Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy	More
Nov 9, 1997 19:07 25 years ago	4.8 10 km	112km / 70mi	Provincia di Perugia, 45 km NE of Terni, Umbria, Italy	More
Oct 16, 1997 12:00 25 years ago	4.8 10 km	103km / 64mi	14 km NE of Foligno, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy	More
Feb 28, 1980 21:04 43 years ago	4.8 10 km	120km / 75mi	59 km SE of Perudzha, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy	More
Nov 3, 2016 00:35 6 years ago	4.7 10 km	88km / 54mi	14 km N of Appennino, Provincia di Macerata, The Marches, Italy	More
Oct 30, 2016 08:36 6 years ago	4.7 10 km	127km / 79mi	2.6 km NW of Poggio Primocaso, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy	More
Mar 15, 2012 03:29 11 years ago	4.7 6 km	118km / 74mi	2.1 km S of Castelluccio, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy	More
Jan 26, 2003 20:15 20 years ago	4.7 7 km	112km / 70mi	39 km S of Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy	More
Jan 26, 2003 19:57 20 years ago	4.7 6.5 km	112km / 70mi	38 km S of Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy	More
May 8, 2000 12:29 23 years ago	4.7 10 km	124km / 77mi	Ravenna, 15 km NW of Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy	More
Apr 5, 1998 15:52 25 years ago	4.7 10 km	92km / 57mi	28 km E of Perudzha, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy	More
Oct 16, 1997 02:23 25 years ago	4.7 10 km	112km / 70mi	Provincia di Perugia, 45 km NE of Terni, Umbria, Italy	More
Sep 26, 1997 13:30 25 years ago	4.7 10 km	99km / 61mi	Provincia di Macerata, The Marches, 21 km NE of Foligno, Italy	More
Sep 26, 1997 09:47 25 years ago	4.7 10 km	92km / 57mi	30 km E of Perudzha, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy	More
Sep 3, 1997 22:07 25 years ago	4.7 10 km	102km / 64mi	13 km NE of Foligno, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy	More
Dec 22, 1989 06:48 33 years ago	4.7 33 km	102km / 64mi	12 km NE of Foligno, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy	More
Oct 20, 1986 12:15 36 years ago	4.7 10 km	87km / 54mi	10.2 km E of Fermo, The Marches, Italy	More
Jan 23, 1986 17:38 37 years ago	4.7 23 km	87km / 54mi	Provincia di Macerata, The Marches, 45 km E of Perudzha, Italy	More
Mar 25, 1977 20:41 46 years ago	4.7 35 km	104km / 64mi	25 km NE of Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy	More
Apr 10, 2018 03:11 5 years ago	4.6 10 km	86km / 53mi	2.1 km SW of San Paolo, Provincia di Macerata, The Marches, Italy	More
Oct 30, 2016 12:07 6 years ago	4.6 10 km	110km / 68mi	Umbria, 3.8 km S of Visso, Provincia di Macerata, The Marches, Italy	More
Oct 30, 2016 07:34 6 years ago	4.6 10 km	94km / 59mi	2.4 km E of Romani, Provincia di Macerata, The Marches, Italy	More
Oct 30, 2016 06:44 6 years ago	4.6 10 km	116km / 72mi	1.9 km W of Campi, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy	More
Oct 26, 2016 21:42 6 years ago	4.6 10 km	100km / 62mi	4.8 km NE of Pieve, Provincia di Macerata, The Marches, Italy	More
Aug 25, 2016 03:17 6 years ago	4.6 10 km	120km / 74mi	6.9 km E of Norcia, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy	More
Jun 6, 2012 04:08 11 years ago	4.6 26 km	102km / 63mi	Adriatic Sea, 4.3 km NE of Lido Adriano, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy	More
Jul 12, 2011 07:15 12 years ago	4.6 7.4 km	121km / 75mi	6 km SW of Santa Sofia, Province of Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy	More
Apr 5, 2009 20:20 14 years ago	4.6 28 km	116km / 72mi	3.7 km NW of Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy	More
Jan 26, 2003 20:01 20 years ago	4.6 6.7 km	113km / 70mi	38 km S of Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy	More
Jan 17, 2003 03:18 20 years ago	4.6 10 km	161km / 100mi	Otočić Mali Plavnik, 42 km SE of Rijeka, Primorsko-Goranska Županija, Croatia	More
Nov 26, 2001 00:56 21 years ago	4.6 10 km	108km / 67mi	22 km NE of Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy	More
Sep 2, 2000 05:16 22 years ago	4.6 33 km	74km / 46mi	Provincia di Macerata, 12 km SE of Fabriano, Italy	More
May 11, 2000 11:57 23 years ago	4.6 10 km	127km / 79mi	Ravenna, 17 km NW of Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy	More
May 7, 2000 00:44 23 years ago	4.6 10 km	123km / 76mi	Ravenna, 14 km NW of Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy	More
Oct 12, 1997 21:52 25 years ago	4.6 10 km	112km / 69mi	19 km E of Foligno, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy	More
Oct 12, 1997 21:31 25 years ago	4.6 10 km	117km / 73mi	Provincia di Perugia, 42 km NE of Terni, Umbria, Italy	More
Oct 4, 1997 15:07 25 years ago	4.6 10 km	112km / 69mi	13 km E of Foligno, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy	More
Apr 30, 1984 22:39 39 years ago	4.6 9.4 km	96km / 59mi	19 km NE of Perudzha, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy	More
Apr 30, 1984 21:04 39 years ago	4.6 5.7 km	101km / 62mi	15 km N of Perudzha, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy	More
Nov 18, 2018 12:48 4 years ago	4.5 54 km	71km / 44mi	Adriatic Sea, 22 km N of Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy	More
Feb 3, 2017 04:10 6 years ago	4.5 10 km	89km / 55mi	0.1 km SE of San Marcello, Provincia di Macerata, The Marches, Italy	More
Nov 2, 2016 19:37 6 years ago	4.5 10 km	106km / 66mi	1.1 km NE of Visso, Provincia di Macerata, The Marches, Italy	More
Oct 30, 2016 11:21 6 years ago	4.5 10 km	84km / 52mi	4.6 km W of Caldarola, Provincia di Macerata, The Marches, Italy	More
Oct 26, 2016 21:24 6 years ago	4.5 10 km	103km / 64mi	1.8 km N of Pieve, Provincia di Macerata, The Marches, Italy	More
Aug 24, 2016 17:46 6 years ago	4.5 10 km	157km / 98mi	Adriatic Sea, 82 km NE of Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy	More

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