A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Rocca di Neto in Italy. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 33.301 km (21 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:40:59 / 12:40 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 17.0979 East, latitude 39.1654 North, depth = 33.301 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/02/25 / 2025-02-18 12:40:59 / February 18, 2025 @ 12:40 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000pehc. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pehc.
Nearby country/countries, Italy (c. 60 340 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 53 km (33 miles) from Catanzaro (c. 79 000 pop), 72 km (44 miles) from Lamezia Terme (c. 70 500 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Cosenza (c. 63 900 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Nicastro-Sambiase (c. 55 700 pop), 9 km (6 miles) from Crotone (c. 48 700 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Rossano Stazione (c. 23 800 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Trebisacce, Pizzo, Amantea.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 8 km ESE of Rocca di Neto, Italy.
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