Italy earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 2 km NNW of Caposele, Italy

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Caposele, Italy on Thu, Apr 17, 2003, 2:24 AM GMT+2 (00:24 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 3 km SSE of Ripabottoni, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-04-17 00:24:13 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.838° N, 15.205° 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 usp000bvbf. 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
191°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.24 km NE of Marsico Nuovo, Italy · 8568 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.00 km NE of Domicella, Italy · 8567 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.01 km NE of San Gregorio Magno, Italy · 8563 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.54 km SSW of Castelgrande, Italy · 8563 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.42 km S of Moliterno, Italy · 8563 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.33 km SSE of Calitri, Italy · 8562 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 3.93 km E of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8560 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.31 km NW of Carlantino, Italy · 8559 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.80 km NNW of Carlantino, Italy · 8559 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.72 km NNW of Carlantino, Italy · 8559 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.33 km NW of Caposele, Italy · 8559 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.15 km SW of Bonefro, Italy · 8559 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.33 km WNW of San Gregorio Magno, Italy · 8558 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 4.12 km NE of Campolieto, Italy · 8557 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 3.11 km NNE of Accettura, Italy · 8555 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.26 km NE of Lagonegro, Italy · 8554 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.12 km ESE of Pignola, Italy · 8551 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.813 km WSW of Manfredonia, Italy · 8551 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.40 km NW of Bonefro, Italy · 8549 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.32 km NE of Polla, Italy · 8549 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.02 km NNW of Brienza, Italy · 8549 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.53 km SSE of Moliterno, Italy · 8548 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.35 km SSW of Moliterno, Italy · 8548 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.01 km SE of Santa Croce di Magliano, Italy · 8544 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 3.11 km E of Caposele, Italy · 8534 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.23 km SSW of Baragiano, Italy · 8534 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 3.10 km NNW of Ariola, Italy · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.41 km WSW of Scalo Romagnano al Monte, Italy · 8532 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 2.23 km W of Bonefro, Italy · 8527 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.53 km SW of Bonefro, Italy · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.92 km N of Sant'Elia a Pianisi, Italy · 8527 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 3.02 km ENE of Tramonti, Italy · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 4.43 km SSE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8526 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.33 km SSE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8525 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 3.22 km WNW of Ripalimosani, Italy · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.15 km SW of Bonefro, Italy · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.43 km ENE of Palomonte, Italy · 8521 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 3.18 km ENE of Foggia, Italy · 8521 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.84 km SW of Bonefro, Italy · 8519 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.23 km WSW of Castelnuovo di Conza, Italy · 8513 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.30 km W of Abriola, Italy · 8513 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 3.13 km W of Colletorto, Italy · 8512 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.38 km W of Castelsaraceno, Italy · 8573 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.73 km N of Lagonegro, Italy · 8576 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.31 km ESE of Vietri di Potenza, Italy · 8576 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.64 km ESE of Laviano, Italy · 8580 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.41 km W of Potenza, Italy · 8580 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.52 km NW of Moliterno, Italy · 8580 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.41 km S of Moliterno, Italy · 8589 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.23 km NE of Campolieto, Italy · 8589 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.95 km SSW of Bonefro, Italy · 8591 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.12 km SSE of San Potito Sannitico, Italy · 8593 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.23 km W of Colletorto, Italy · 8596 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.24 km SW of Bonefro, Italy · 8596 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.53 km SE of Provvidenti, Italy · 8599 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.38 km WSW of Castelsaraceno, Italy · 8599 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bvbf. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:52 PM UTC.