M2.6 earthquake 3 km NW of Amato, Italy
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3 km NW of Amato, Italy on Sat, Aug 30, 2003, 4:01 AM GMT+2 (02:01 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 38 km S of Capo Rizzuto, Italy. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-08-30 02:01:44 UTC
- Depth
- 11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.967° N, 16.437° 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 usp000c68b. 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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 192°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.41 km NW of Miglierina, Italy · 8437 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.74 km E of Santa Eufemia Lamezia, Italy · 8420 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.721 km W of Longobardi, Italy · 8418 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.83 km WNW of Acri, Italy · 8417 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.72 km W of Sangineto, Italy · 8409 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.038 km S of Capo Rizzuto, Italy · 8396 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.937 km SSE of Capo Rizzuto, Italy · 8396 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.931 km WSW of San Lucido, Italy · 8377 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
Before
- 2.77 km ESE of Parenti, Italy · 8443 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.045 km W of Fiumefreddo Bruzio, Italy · 8453 days ago · 138 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.81 km N of Sambiase, Italy · 8454 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.73 km SSW of Cittadella del Capo, Italy · 8454 days ago · 109 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.53 km W of Platì, Italy · 8456 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c68b. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:26 PM UTC.