Moderate magnitude 4.7 earthquake 42 km northwest of Ancona, Italy

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake near Ancona, Province of Ancona, The Marches, Italy, was reported only 4 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10. km beneath the epicenter around noon on Monday, October 6th, 2025, at 12:13 pm local time. 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 Ponte Sasso (pop. 6,100) located 26 km from the epicenter, Senigallia (pop. 30,900) 28 km away, Fano (pop. 61,000) 29 km away, Pesaro (pop. 77,200) 34 km away, Falconara Marittima (pop. 25,900) 37 km away, Ancona (pop. 90,000) 42 km away, Jesi (pop. 37,000) 49 km away, Rimini (pop. 148,700) 63 km away, and San Marino (pop. 4,500) 71 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Oct 6, 2025 12:13 pm (GMT +2) local time (6 Oct 2025 10:13 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 10.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 43.96°N / 13.33°E (Pesaro and Urbino, The Marches, Italy)
Primary data source: EMSC
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