M2.3 earthquake 0 km WSW of Ariola, Italy
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 0 km WSW of Ariola, Italy on Mon, Oct 13, 2003, 1:20 PM GMT+2 (11:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 19 km SSE of Capri, Italy. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-10-13 11:20:34 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.624° N, 15.426° 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 usp000caa3. 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 139°
- Stations used
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.10 km SSE of Ricigliano, Italy · 8393 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.62 km ESE of Caposele, Italy · 8392 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.87 km NNW of Matera, Italy · 8387 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.41 km SW of Caggiano, Italy · 8363 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.619 km SSE of Capri, Italy · 8361 days ago · 366 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.44 km NE of Savoia di Lucania, Italy · 8358 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.84 km WSW of Marsico Nuovo, Italy · 8357 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.71 km SE of San Gregorio Magno, Italy · 8355 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.7southern Italy · 8348 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000caa3. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:40 AM UTC.