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M2.5 earthquake 2 km E of Aieta, Italy

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 2 km E of Aieta, Italy on Sat, May 31, 2003, 4:31 PM GMT+2 (14:31 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 3 km N of Paludi, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-05-31 14:31:35 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.931° N, 15.858° E
Region
Italy
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000byn0. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
185°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.43 km N of Paludi, Italy · 8525 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.74 km W of Miglionico, Italy · 8524 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.30 km NE of Fabrizio, Italy · 8524 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.44 km SSW of Rossano, Italy · 8524 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.53 km W of Miglionico, Italy · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.74 km SW of Rossano, Italy · 8523 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.84 km W of Paludi, Italy · 8523 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.43 km ENE of Palomonte, Italy · 8521 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.30 km W of Abriola, Italy · 8512 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.45 km WSW of Moliterno, Italy · 8494 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.74 km E of Pignola, Italy · 8491 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.42 km SSW of Pignola, Italy · 8491 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.55 km ESE of Potenza, Italy · 8491 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.42 km ENE of Potenza, Italy · 8491 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.53 km ESE of Lauria, Italy · 8487 days ago · 28 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.52 km SSE of Tito, Italy · 8484 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.14 km WNW of Scalo di Baragiano, Italy · 8483 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.44 km N of Castelluccio Superiore, Italy · 8481 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.76 km SE of Grottole, Italy · 8477 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.33 km SW of Cropalati, Italy · 8476 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.61 km WNW of Motta Santa Lucia, Italy · 8472 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 2.93 km NE of Savoia di Lucania, Italy · 8470 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 2.41 km WSW of Scalo Romagnano al Monte, Italy · 8532 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.10 km NNW of Ariola, Italy · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.23 km SSW of Baragiano, Italy · 8534 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.35 km SSW of Moliterno, Italy · 8547 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.53 km SSE of Moliterno, Italy · 8548 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.02 km NNW of Brienza, Italy · 8548 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.32 km NE of Polla, Italy · 8548 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.12 km ESE of Pignola, Italy · 8551 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.32 km SSW of Cleto, Italy · 8553 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.26 km NE of Lagonegro, Italy · 8553 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 3.11 km NNE of Accettura, Italy · 8554 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000byn0. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC.