Deep M6.2 earthquake strikes offshore southern Italy, light shaking reported
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Kyle Bradley, Judith A Hubbard
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Summary
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore southern Italy near Cosenza on June 1-2, 2026. Due to its deep hypocenter (~250 km), shaking intensities were significantly reduced, reaching only intensity IV (light) locally. The event was widely felt across southern Italy and the Adriatic Sea but caused minimal damage due to the depth.
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Fortunately, the earthquake struck at a depth of around 250 kilometers, greatly reducing shaking intensities at the surface.
Shaking locally reached intensity IV (light); many more people experienced intensities II-III (weak).
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