International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1584497
Event time 2026-02-28 04:59:54 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-28 03:59:54 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-28 05:06:44 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.5
Depth 18 km
Class Micro
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Europe
Country Italy
Administration area Emilia-Romagna
Nearest settlement Case Tronchini
Distance 1 km
Course ESE
Surface type underground quake



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
Caorso (40,71 km), Caorso (40,71 km)
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
Parma Airport (9,51 km), Parma Airport (9,51 km), Aviosuperficie Aviodelta (9,75 km), Aviosuperficie Aviodelta (9,75 km), Obiettivo Volare Aeroclub (11,94 km)
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the moderate depth of the hypocenter, minimal damage is conceivable.