Italy earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 2 km ESE of Castrocielo, Italy

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Castrocielo, Italy on Fri, Mar 7, 2003, 12:56 AM GMT+1 (23:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 2 km NE of Campolieto, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-03-06 23:56:57 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.523° N, 13.721° 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 usp000bs3a. 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
196°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.12 km N of Sant'Elia a Pianisi, Italy · 8612 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.51 km SE of San Vittore del Lazio, Italy · 8609 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.55 km ENE of Castelpagano, Italy · 8605 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.50 km NE of Caporciano, Italy · 8603 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.34 km ENE of San Biagio Saracinisco, Italy · 8602 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.53 km SE of Provvidenti, Italy · 8598 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.24 km SW of Bonefro, Italy · 8596 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.3southern Italy · 8595 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.12 km SSE of San Potito Sannitico, Italy · 8592 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.95 km SSW of Bonefro, Italy · 8590 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 3.23 km NE of Campolieto, Italy · 8588 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.51 km NNW of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8588 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.92 km SSW of Morrone del Sannio, Italy · 8583 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.80 km E of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8582 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.51 km W of Monticchio, Italy · 8580 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.52 km SW of Duronia, Italy · 8579 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.51 km NNW of Scanno, Italy · 8578 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.42 km ESE of Lupara, Italy · 8576 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 3.93 km E of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8559 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.61 km SW of Provvidenti, Italy · 8559 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.32 km NNW of Provvidenti, Italy · 8559 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.15 km SW of Bonefro, Italy · 8558 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.30 km NNE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8557 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 4.12 km NE of Campolieto, Italy · 8556 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.43 km WSW of Bonefro, Italy · 8614 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.72 km SW of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8615 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.5southern Italy · 8615 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.21 km WNW of Provvidenti, Italy · 8616 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.31 km WSW of Cerchio, Italy · 8617 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.42 km NE of Pescocostanzo, Italy · 8618 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.00 km NNE of Belmonte Castello, Italy · 8619 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.71 km WSW of Acquaviva d'Isernia, Italy · 8622 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.30 km NW of Rionero Sannitico, Italy · 8622 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 3.04 km WSW of Borgo Sabotino-Foce Verde, Italy · 8623 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.60 km NW of Provvidenti, Italy · 8625 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.32 km W of San Gregorio da Sassola, Italy · 8625 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.21 km SE of Casacalenda, Italy · 8628 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 4.12 km NNW of Campolieto, Italy · 8628 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.52 km NE of Terracina, Italy · 8628 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 3.46 km S of Monte San Biagio, Italy · 8628 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.40 km WNW of Provvidenti, Italy · 8631 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.11 km NE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8631 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 3.01 km WSW of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8631 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.21 km N of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8631 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bs3a. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:18 AM UTC.