M 3.0 earthquake – 1 km SE of Montescano, Italy
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Local time: Oct 3, 2025 · 20:57 (UTC+2)
MinorShallow · 27 km
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- Magnitude
- 3.0local (Richter) magnitude (ml)
- Depth
- 27 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 45.020, 9.30022 km from Pavia
- Energy released
- 0.5 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- 1"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 2.2max. reported (CDI)
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 139USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Jul 21, 2025.
How strong was it?
Minor earthquake. It released 0.5 tons of TNT, 1,000 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Italy.
- 6.3 2 km SW of Molazzana, Italy Sep 7, 1920
- 6.3 58 km SSE of San Lorenzo al Mare, Italy Jul 19, 1963
- 6.2 1 km NNW of Vicchio, Italy Jun 29, 1919
- 6.2 2 km WNW of Kandersteg, Switzerland Jan 25, 1946
- 6.1 62 km SSE of San Lorenzo al Mare, Italy Jul 19, 1963
- 6.1 19 km NNE of Gabicce Mare, Italy May 17, 1916
- 6.0 4 km NNE of Massa Finalese, Italy May 20, 2012
- 5.9 0 km WNW of Adelboden, Switzerland May 30, 1946