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M6.2 Earthquake Near Scarcelli, Calabria, Italy

Occurred 1 Jun 2026·Detected 1 Jun 2026·
🇮🇹 17 km WSW of Scarcelli, Calabria, southern Italy1 reportEnded 2 Jun 2026
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A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 17 km WSW of Scarcelli, Italy, at a depth of approximately 247 km. The USGS PAGER alert level is green, indicating low expected losses, with maximum MMI of ~4, suggesting light shaking with minimal structural impact. No tsunami warning was issued and ground-failure hazard assessments returned green alerts for both landslide and liquefaction.

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Impact verdict

Low impact. USGS PAGER green alert with MMI ~4 and 247 km focal depth indicates minimal surface shaking and very low probability of structural damage. No concrete loss pathway: no named commercial or insured assets reported damaged, no credible loss estimate, and no infrastructure disruption identified. London market Property and Reinsurance books face negligible exposure from this event.

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Intelligence ledger

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Known8 lines

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake recorded at 39.3549°N, 15.8201°E▾
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Depth: approximately 247 km (deep focus, significantly attenuating surface shaking)▾
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USGS PAGER alert level: green (low casualty and economic loss expected)▾
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Maximum Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI): ~4 (light shaking, minor or no damage)▾
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No tsunami warning issued▾
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Landslide and liquefaction hazard assessments both green▾
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21 'Did You Feel It?' responses received▾
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Event reviewed by USGS▾
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No reports of structural damage or casualties identified in source data▾
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Uncertain2 lines

Final loss estimates pending further assessment▾
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Local building stock vulnerability in affected region not specified in source▾
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Affected countries

🇮🇹 Italy

Timeline

Status Change4 Jun 2026, 05:30

Lifecycle changed

monitoring → closed

Closure4 Jun 2026, 05:30

Event Closed

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Status Change2 Jun 2026, 05:30

Status changed to monitoring

Auto-transitioned: no updates for 6 hours

active → monitoring

Initial Detection1 Jun 2026, 23:04

Initial Detection

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 17 km WSW of Scarcelli, Italy, at a depth of approximately 247 km. The USGS PAGER alert level is green, indicating low expected losses, with maximum MMI of ~4, suggesting light shaking with minimal structural impact. No tsunami warning was issued and ground-failure hazard assessments returned green alerts for both landslide and liquefaction.

"alertlevel":"green","depth":"247.1","magnitude":"6.2","maxmmi":"4","review-status":"automatic"

Source: USGS Significant Earthquakes (Official Advisory) · View source

Status Change1 Jun 2026, 23:04

Status changed to active

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signal → active

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