M6.0 earthquake in Italy on March 9, 2026

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck on March 9, 2026 at 23:03 UTC. According to USGS the epicenter was 16 km southeast of Sant'Angelo, at a depth of 375 km. This was a deep earthquake: with the focus hundreds of kilometers down, shaking spreads widely but is weaker at the surface.

6.0magnitude
375 kmdepth
23:03time UTC
greenUSGS alert
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Key facts

13 people reported feeling it to USGS. The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact.

Nearest cities

  • Split (Croatia)385 km
  • Mostar (Bosnia & Herzegovina)442 km
  • Vlorë (Albania)465 km
  • Durrës (Albania)467 km
  • Podgorica (Montenegro)486 km

Did you feel an earthquake?

Report it to seismologists. These reports help work out quickly where the shaking was strongest. It takes a minute.

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 1 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M4.5.

  • M4.5 · Jul 31, 17:46 UTC40 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 7 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M6.9 (November 23, 1980).

  • M6.9 · November 23, 1980123 km
  • M6.6 · October 30, 2016265 km
  • M6.3 · April 6, 2009203 km
  • M6.2 · August 24, 2016248 km
  • M6.1 · October 26, 2016276 km

See also

Live earthquake mapAll earthquakes todayEarthquakes in ItalyWeather in SplitEvent details at USGS

Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (public domain). Seismologists may still revise the data. Data from May 22, 21:58 UTC.