Italy earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 3 km SSE of Carruba, Italy

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 3 km SSE of Carruba, Italy on Sun, Mar 9, 2003, 8:56 AM GMT+1 (07:56 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-03-09 07:56:00 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.661° 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 usp000bs8v. 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
120°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.51 km SSW of Pennisi, Italy · 8611 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.81 km SSE of Africo Vecchio, Italy · 8609 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.80 km ESE of Africo Vecchio, Italy · 8608 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.71 km ENE of Santa Maria la Stella, Italy · 8606 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.619 km N of Sparta', Italy · 8599 days ago · 126 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.222 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8598 days ago · 65 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.423 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8592 days ago · 116 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.53 km NW of Milazzo, Italy · 8592 days ago · 106 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.639 km E of Augusta, Italy · 8578 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.31 km SSW of San Filippo del Mela, Italy · 8576 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.51 km SSE of Rodì, Italy · 8568 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.30 km NNE of Rodì, Italy · 8568 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.41 km ESE of Rodì, Italy · 8568 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.52 km NE of Rodì, Italy · 8568 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.71 km NNE of Terme, Italy · 8568 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.21 km W of Castroreale, Italy · 8568 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.44 km SSW of Castroreale, Italy · 8567 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.52 km S of Rodì, Italy · 8565 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.425 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8556 days ago · 122 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.343 km S of Palizzi Marina, Italy · 8552 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.55 km NNW of Reggio Calabria, Italy · 8552 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 2.52 km NW of Bova Marina, Italy · 8612 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.72 km SW of Alcara Li Fusi, Italy · 8614 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.24 km NE of Cardeto, Italy · 8618 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.92 km SW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8635 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.71 km SSW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8635 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.89 km ESE of Taormina, Italy · 8636 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.52 km N of Terme, Italy · 8637 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bs8v. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:16 PM UTC.