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M2.9 earthquake 10 km SSE of Traversetolo, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 10 km SSE of Traversetolo, Emilia-Romagna, Italy at 04:04 local time (02:04 UTC) on 5 Oct 2026, at a depth of 19 km, according to INGV. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.

Data: INGV · updated 2026-10-05 02:04 UTC · automatic solution

Magnitude
2.9micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ML)
Depth
18.5 km
Status
Automatic
Origin time
2026-10-05 02:04:05 UTC
Local: 5 Oct 2026, 04:04:05 (Europe/Rome)
Epicentre
44.565° N, 10.444° E

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
TraversetoloEmilia-Romagna, Italy · pop. 5,40610 kmIIWeak
BibbianoEmilia-Romagna, Italy · pop. 5,57111 kmIIWeak
ScandianoEmilia-Romagna, Italy · pop. 25,89621 kmIIWeak
Reggio nell'EmiliaEmilia-Romagna, Italy · pop. 171,94421 kmIIWeak
SassuoloEmilia-Romagna, Italy · pop. 36,92627 kmINot felt
ParmaEmilia-Romagna, Italy · pop. 198,29228 kmINot felt
BolognaEmilia-Romagna, Italy · pop. 394,84372 kmINot felt
VeronaVeneto, Italy · pop. 258,031106 kmINot felt

Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more.

Every agency's solution

Agencies locate earthquakes with their own stations and methods, so their numbers differ. We match reports of the same event by time, distance and magnitude and show them side by side. The headline uses INGV.

AgencyMagnitudeDepthEpicentreTime offsetStatus
INGVheadlineINGV via Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia2.9 ML18.5 km44.56° N, 10.44° E–Automatic

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How big was it?

Usually not felt. Recorded by nearby seismometers; thousands occur worldwide every day.

It released roughly the energy of 338 kg of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 19 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

M2.9 releases about 32× the energy of M1.9, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 338 kg of TNT vs 11 kg of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M1.9. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

2 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M2.3 1 h 17 min ago. 2 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M2.9

2 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
0.072.324
0.191.722
  1. 2.310 km N of Castelnovo ne'Monti, Emilia-Romagna, Italy10-05 02:08
  2. 1.711 km S of Bibbiano, Emilia-Romagna, Italy10-05 02:15

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Event id ingv47443552. First recorded here 5 Oct 2026, 02:20:09 UTC. Solutions: INGV (ingv:47443552). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M2.9 earthquake 10 km SSE of Traversetolo, Emilia-Romagna, Italy”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/ingv47443552-m2-9-earthquake-10-km-sse-of-traversetolo-emilia-romagna-italy, data from INGV.

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