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M2.0 earthquake 1 km SSW of Ausonia, Italy

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 1 km SSW of Ausonia, Italy on Tue, Dec 2, 2003, 9:20 AM GMT+1 (08:20 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 3 km NW of Sant'Elia a Pianisi, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-12-02 08:20:09 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.344° N, 13.741° 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 usp000ceba. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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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
237°, 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: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.61 km SSW of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8340 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.50 km WSW of Sant'Ambrogio sul Garigliano, Italy · 8338 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.31 km NNE of Celano, Italy · 8330 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.24 km WNW of Magliano De'Marsi, Italy · 8319 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.12 km S of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8316 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.13 km NNE of Monacilioni, Italy · 8315 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.43 km NW of Sant'Elia a Pianisi, Italy · 8314 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.60 km SSE of Morrone del Sannio, Italy · 8314 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.53 km S of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8314 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.43 km SSE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8314 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.53 km SE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8314 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.12 km S of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8314 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.91 km SSE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8314 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 3.14 km NW of Sant'Elia a Pianisi, Italy · 8314 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.53 km SE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8314 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.23 km SSW of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8311 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.20 km NE of Provvidenti, Italy · 8308 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.51 km SE of Provvidenti, Italy · 8306 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.02 km E of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8305 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.43 km NNE of Pietraroja, Italy · 8304 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.35 km NNW of Cusano Mutri, Italy · 8303 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 3.01 km S of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8302 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.12 km SSW of Vallerotonda, Italy · 8301 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 2.34 km ENE of Cercemaggiore, Italy · 8301 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.40 km NW of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8300 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.93 km ENE of Carpinone, Italy · 8289 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 2.10 km N of Pietracatella, Italy · 8287 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.02 km WNW of Sant'Elia a Pianisi, Italy · 8287 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.71 km S of Sant'Elia a Pianisi, Italy · 8287 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.90 km NW of Provvidenti, Italy · 8344 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.52 km SSE of Vastogirardi, Italy · 8345 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.51 km SSW of Provvidenti, Italy · 8350 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.71 km E of Morrone del Sannio, Italy · 8350 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.63 km SSW of Villavallelonga, Italy · 8351 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.33 km SE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8352 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.42 km WSW of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8353 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.43 km ENE of Campolieto, Italy · 8353 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.90 km ESE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8353 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.40 km SSE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8353 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.85 km E of San Biagio Saracinisco, Italy · 8358 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.34 km SSE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8359 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.43 km ENE of Campolieto, Italy · 8360 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.34 km N of Morrone del Sannio, Italy · 8360 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.43 km N of Campolieto, Italy · 8361 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.23 km N of Acuto, Italy · 8370 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ceba. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:03 AM UTC.