Italy earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 16 km ESE of Carruba, Italy

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 16 km ESE of Carruba, Italy on Tue, Jul 15, 2003, 6:03 AM GMT+2 (04:03 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 1 km WNW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-07-15 04:03:50 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.641° N, 15.365° 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 usp000c2hk. 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
145°
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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.02 km WSW of Villa San Giovanni, Italy · 8481 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 3.41 km WNW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8480 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.61 km SE of Carruba, Italy · 8479 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.358 km S of Palizzi Marina, Italy · 8477 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.322 km ESE of Letojanni, Italy · 8474 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.46 km WNW of Milo, Italy · 8473 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.53 km NNW of Acireale, Italy · 8467 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.71 km SE of Linera, Italy · 8467 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.53 km W of Platì, Italy · 8456 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.32 km ESE of Taormina, Italy · 8447 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.45 km SE of Letojanni, Italy · 8444 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.93 km SE of Maletto, Italy · 8437 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.92 km SSE of Brolo, Italy · 8437 days ago · 119 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.49 km NNW of Villafranca Tirrena, Italy · 8436 days ago · 135 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.423 km SSE of Roghudi, Italy · 8425 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 2.20 km WSW of Castroreale, Italy · 8486 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.611 km SE of Africo Nuovo, Italy · 8488 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.84 km SW of San Carlo-Condofuri Marina, Italy · 8490 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.40 km ESE of Sparta', Italy · 8490 days ago · 55 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.51 km NE of Mistretta, Italy · 8492 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.32 km SE of Milo, Italy · 8493 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.11 km SW of Castroreale, Italy · 8496 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 3.61 km SW of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Italy · 8496 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.80 km NNE of Giarre, Italy · 8500 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.711 km SW of Pianoconte, Italy · 8512 days ago · 134 km deep · 96 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c2hk. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:58 PM UTC.