Earthquakes in Italy — February 2025

6 earthquakes were recorded in Italy during February 2025, an average of 0.2 per day.

3 reached magnitude 4 or above and 1 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 98 km.

The month's largest event in Italy was a magnitude 5.1 earthquake near Malfa, Italy on 07 February 2025 at 15:19 UTC. A magnitude 5.1 earthquake radiates roughly 674 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is well above the Italy monthly average of 3 events over the period we cover — an unusually active month, and up from the 1 recorded the previous month.

67% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 17% intermediate (70–300 km) and 17% deep-focus (over 300 km). That proportion of deep-focus events is the signature of a subduction zone: only a cold slab descending into the mantle stays brittle enough to rupture at those depths.

By band, the catalogue holds 2 in the magnitude 2 range, 1 in the magnitude 3 range, 2 in the magnitude 4 range, 1 in the magnitude 5 range.

Activity peaked on 16 February, when 2 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M5.1 near Malfa, Italy on 07 February at 67 km; M4.5 near San Nicolò, Italy on 26 February at 187 km; M4.3 near Laura, Italy on 04 February at 301 km.

That is 122% above the 3 events Italy averages per month across the 17 months on record.