Small tremor of magnitude 3.7 just reported 9 km northeast of Mirandola, Italy

An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 occurred in the morning on Wednesday, July 9th, 2025, at 9:43 am local time near Mirandola, Province of Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a very shallow depth of 8. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Massa Finalese (pop. 4,200) located 7 km from the epicenter, and Mirandola (pop. 17,400) 9 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Cento (pop. 18,200) located 22 km from the epicenter, Carpi Centro (pop. 71,100) 28 km away, San Giovanni in Persiceto (pop. 15,800) 31 km away, Modena (pop. 184,700) 35 km away, Ferrara (pop. 132,000) 36 km away, Bologna (pop. 394,800) 48 km away, and Reggio Emilia (pop. 171,900) 49 km away.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jul 9, 2025 09:43 am (GMT +2) local time (9 Jul 2025 07:43 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.7
Depth: 8.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 44.91°N / 11.18°E (Provincia di Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy)
Primary data source: EMSC
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