Italy earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 2 km S of Busano, Italy

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 2 km S of Busano, Italy on Sun, Mar 16, 2003, 9:10 PM GMT+1 (20:10 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 4 km W of Traversella, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-03-16 20:10:59 UTC
Depth
27.1 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.307° N, 7.664° 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 usp000bstu. 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
61°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.41 km N of Rivarossa, Italy · 8603 days ago · 32 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.21 km ENE of La Salle, Italy · 8599 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.72 km WSW of Frassino, Italy · 8598 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.65 km SW of Pramollo, Italy · 8597 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.92 km ENE of Novalesa, Italy · 8597 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.22 km S of Lusernetta, Italy · 8596 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.02 km SE of Masio, Italy · 8594 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.42 km SSW of Polonghera, Italy · 8589 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.73 km SSE of Coazze, Italy · 8589 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.20 km WNW of Murello, Italy · 8589 days ago · 29 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.73 km ESE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8588 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.96 km WSW of Staffa, Italy · 8587 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.76 km WNW of Staffa, Italy · 8587 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.610 km SE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8587 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.23 km E of Roure, Italy · 8586 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.07 km WNW of Pontechianale, Italy · 8586 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.02 km W of Sampeyre, Italy · 8584 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.23 km S of Coazze, Italy · 8584 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.512 km NNE of Guillestre, France · 8579 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.59 km NW of Alagna Valsesia, Italy · 8579 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.21 km NW of Bergamasco, Italy · 8578 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.82 km NE of Villafranca Piemonte, Italy · 8577 days ago · 41 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.14 km SSW of Pleyne, Italy · 8577 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 2.22 km E of Macra, Italy · 8575 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.31 km S of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8573 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.74 km SE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 8571 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.83 km SE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8566 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.49 km SE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8566 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.09 km SE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8566 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.63 km WSW of Val Thorens, France · 8566 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.317 km NE of Guillestre, France · 8565 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.612 km NE of Guillestre, France · 8565 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.24 km NW of Orsières, Switzerland · 8564 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.33 km SSE of Favari-Avatanei, Italy · 8562 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 2.70 km NNW of Ghiare-Madonna, Italy · 8560 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 2.13 km SSE of Oncino, Italy · 8559 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.81 km SSW of San Mauro Torinese, Italy · 8557 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.85 km SE of Bionaz, Italy · 8557 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 2.21 km SW of Castelnuovo Belbo, Italy · 8557 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 2.23 km SSW of Front, Italy · 8557 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.012 km NNE of Guillestre, France · 8555 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.41 km S of Saint-Vincent, Italy · 8550 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 2.12 km ENE of Masio, Italy · 8550 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 2.31 km E of Macra, Italy · 8550 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 2.02 km NE of Incisa Scapaccino, Italy · 8550 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.13 km NNE of Bozel, France · 8549 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 2.11 km SW of Angrogna, Italy · 8549 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 1.711 km NE of Guillestre, France · 8549 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.74 km N of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8549 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 2.22 km NNW of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8547 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 2.70 km SW of Vaie, Italy · 8546 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 2.014 km E of Guillestre, France · 8546 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.213 km E of Guillestre, France · 8546 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.97 km WSW of Staffa, Italy · 8546 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 2.94 km W of Traversella, Italy · 8546 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 2.37 km WNW of Traversella, Italy · 8544 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 2.51 km NW of Pancalieri, Italy · 8605 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.311 km ENE of Guillestre, France · 8605 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.49 km SW of Evolène, Switzerland · 8608 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.17 km NNE of Le Monêtier-les-Bains, France · 8609 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.53 km S of Poirino, Italy · 8610 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.23 km S of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France · 8610 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.96 km WNW of Salbertrand, Italy · 8612 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.52 km WSW of Cartignano, Italy · 8612 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.92 km N of Sampeyre, Italy · 8620 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.22 km ENE of Sampeyre, Italy · 8620 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.03 km NW of Frassino, Italy · 8620 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.67 km NE of Guillestre, France · 8621 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.27 km ENE of Evolène, Switzerland · 8622 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.28 km WSW of Usseglio, Italy · 8623 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.52 km E of Macra, Italy · 8625 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.82 km ENE of Les Allues, France · 8627 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.10 km N of Champdepraz, Italy · 8629 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.613 km ENE of Guillestre, France · 8629 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.82 km NE of Val Thorens, France · 8629 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.41 km ESE of Martiniana Po, Italy · 8631 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bstu. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:52 AM UTC.