M 6.2 in Italy on 01 Jun 2026 22:12 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 6.2M
Depth: 247.1 Km
Event Date: 01 Jun 2026 22:12 UTC
02 Jun 2026 00:12 Local
Exposed Population: 2 million in MMI IV
Source: NEIC us7000spxm
Inserted at: 01 Jun 2026 22:25 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:
2.4 (Italy)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)
Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 0 0
us7000spxm Scaled population (raster) 0 Max wave alert 0m  
  C1 shakemap 0 Max wave realtime 0m  
  C2 shakemap 0      
  Country Vulnerability 0      
  INFORM_normalised 0      
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Episode Timeline

IDLevelScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1709136 0 01 Jun 2026 22:12 6.2M, 247.1km 3.97 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0m (at 00:00) 00:12 NEIC
1710617 0 01 Jun 2026 22:12 6.2M, 243km 3.97 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0m (at 00:00) 6d 23:16 NEIC
The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.
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* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Tsunami affected locations

Level Date (UTC) Name Country Wave height (m)

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Initial conditions

Title: ""17 km WSW of Scarcelli""

Fault parameters

  • Latitude: 39.355
  • Longitude: 15.82
  • Length: 19 km
  • Width: 5 km
  • Magnitude: 6.2 M

Okada parameters:

  • Slip: .6 m
  • Strike: 20 (geogr angle: north=0, south=180)
  • Dip: 25 degree
  • Rake: 250 degree
  • Depth: 247 km

Calculation parameters

  • Calculation space (lon/lat): 14.32, 37.855, 17.32, 40.855
  • Instead of Step -> use Cell size:.25 minutes

Sea Level

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