M2.6 earthquake 1 km SE of Carruba, Italy

Magnitude

2.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sat, Jul 19, 2003, 1:11 AM GMT+2

UTC

2003-07-18 23:11:27 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.683° N, 15.197° E

Region

Italy

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

From the USGS event page for usp000c2uq. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

Station coverage gap

242°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

4

• Giarre, ItalyPopulation 24,138. Forecast5 kmSSE
• Catania, ItalyPopulation 311,584. Forecast24 kmNNE
• Rome, ItalyPopulation 2,318,895. Forecast521 kmSSE

After

1. 2.358 km S of Palizzi Marina, ItalyMon, Jul 21, 8:42 AM GMT+2 · 8477 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
2. 2.322 km ESE of Letojanni, ItalyWed, Jul 23, 7:43 PM GMT+2 · 8474 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
3. 2.46 km WNW of Milo, ItalyFri, Jul 25, 2:23 AM GMT+2 · 8473 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
4. 2.53 km NNW of Acireale, ItalyWed, Jul 30, 10:34 AM GMT+2 · 8467 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
5. 2.71 km SE of Linera, ItalyWed, Jul 30, 10:38 AM GMT+2 · 8467 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
6. 2.53 km W of Platì, ItalySun, Aug 10, 3:41 PM GMT+2 · 8456 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
7. 2.32 km ESE of Taormina, ItalyWed, Aug 20, 6:50 AM GMT+2 · 8447 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
8. 2.45 km SE of Letojanni, ItalyFri, Aug 22, 2:35 PM GMT+2 · 8444 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
9. 2.93 km SE of Maletto, ItalyFri, Aug 29, 5:47 PM GMT+2 · 8437 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
10. 2.92 km SSE of Brolo, ItalySat, Aug 30, 6:59 AM GMT+2 · 8437 days ago · 119 km deep · 60 km away
11. 2.49 km NNW of Villafranca Tirrena, ItalySat, Aug 30, 5:39 PM GMT+2 · 8436 days ago · 135 km deep · 74 km away
12. 2.423 km SSE of Roghudi, ItalyWed, Sep 10, 11:02 PM GMT+2 · 8425 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
13. 2.560 km ENE of Augusta, ItalySun, Sep 14, 1:29 AM GMT+2 · 8422 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
14. 2.32 km ESE of Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea, ItalyTue, Sep 16, 3:34 PM GMT+2 · 8419 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away

Before

1. 3.41 km WNW of Piedimonte Etneo, ItalyThu, Jul 17, 2:41 PM GMT+2 · 8480 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
2. 2.02 km WSW of Villa San Giovanni, ItalyWed, Jul 16, 12:05 PM GMT+2 · 8481 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
3. 2.716 km ESE of Carruba, ItalyTue, Jul 15, 6:03 AM GMT+2 · 8483 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
4. 2.20 km WSW of Castroreale, ItalyFri, Jul 11, 8:11 PM GMT+2 · 8486 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
5. 2.611 km SE of Africo Nuovo, ItalyThu, Jul 10, 12:19 AM GMT+2 · 8488 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
6. 2.84 km SW of San Carlo-Condofuri Marina, ItalyTue, Jul 8, 5:19 AM GMT+2 · 8490 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
7. 2.40 km ESE of Sparta', ItalyMon, Jul 7, 5:28 PM GMT+2 · 8490 days ago · 55 km deep · 74 km away
8. 2.51 km NE of Mistretta, ItalySun, Jul 6, 1:48 AM GMT+2 · 8492 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
9. 2.32 km SE of Milo, ItalyFri, Jul 4, 9:09 PM GMT+2 · 8493 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
10. 2.11 km SW of Castroreale, ItalyWed, Jul 2, 2:01 AM GMT+2 · 8496 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
11. 3.61 km SW of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, ItalyWed, Jul 2, 1:49 AM GMT+2 · 8496 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
12. 2.632 km NNW of Sparta', ItalySun, Jun 29, 6:45 AM GMT+2 · 8499 days ago · 157 km deep · 99 km away
13. 2.80 km NNE of Giarre, ItalyFri, Jun 27, 4:56 PM GMT+2 · 8500 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c2uq. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:08 PM UTC.