Italy earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 2 km SSW of Cesena, Italy

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 2 km SSW of Cesena, Italy on Thu, Mar 6, 2003, 12:22 PM GMT+1 (11:22 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 3 km SW of Poggio di Chiesanuova, San Marino. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-03-06 11:22:03 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.122° N, 12.233° 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 usp000bs2a. 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.

Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.65 km SSW of Pennabilli, Italy · 8612 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.15 km E of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8611 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.43 km ENE of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8609 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.25 km NE of Costacciaro, Italy · 8609 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.00 km NW of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8608 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.03 km ENE of Caldine, Italy · 8606 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.12 km SE of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8604 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.24 km NNE of Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole, Italy · 8604 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.93 km E of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8601 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.04 km SSE of Faenza, Italy · 8601 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.14 km N of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8598 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.20 km N of Castel di Casio, Italy · 8594 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.13 km SE of Bellaria-Igea Marina, Italy · 8594 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.14 km E of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8594 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.22 km NNW of Montone, Italy · 8592 days ago · 58 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.04 km ENE of Rivazzurra, Italy · 8592 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.94 km ENE of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8588 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.11 km NNE of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8588 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.55 km NNE of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8588 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.22 km NE of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8588 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.33 km NE of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8588 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.17 km NE of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8588 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.24 km NE of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8588 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 2.33 km NNE of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8588 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 1.87 km NE of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8588 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 2.55 km NE of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8588 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 2.17 km W of Sarsina, Italy · 8588 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 2.24 km NNE of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8588 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 2.03 km NNE of Monte Grimano, Italy · 8588 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.93 km SE of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8587 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 1.93 km NNE of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8587 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.16 km W of Sarsina, Italy · 8587 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 2.03 km ENE of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8587 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 3.12 km SW of Modigliana, Italy · 8587 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 2.22 km NNW of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8587 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 2.66 km NNE of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8585 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 2.22 km N of Montiano, Italy · 8585 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.26 km WNW of Verghereto, Italy · 8585 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 2.03 km NNW of Chiusi della Verna, Italy · 8585 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 2.02 km ENE of Portico e San Benedetto, Italy · 8585 days ago · 28 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 2.26 km NE of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8585 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 2.72 km N of Vergato, Italy · 8580 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 2.81 km SSW of Arcevia, Italy · 8580 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.31 km N of Semonte-Casamorcia, Italy · 8578 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 3.63 km SW of Poggio di Chiesanuova, San Marino · 8574 days ago · 53 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 2.41 km W of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8573 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 2.82 km E of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8573 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 2.13 km WSW of Fontanelice, Italy · 8573 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 2.32 km NNE of Monte Cerignone, Italy · 8572 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 2.34 km WNW of Castel del Rio, Italy · 8572 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 2.55 km WNW of Castel del Rio, Italy · 8570 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 2.22 km W of Vergato, Italy · 8570 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 2.24 km SSE of Civitella di Romagna, Italy · 8569 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.86 km WNW of Castel del Rio, Italy · 8568 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.26 km SSE of Monterenzio, Italy · 8568 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.25 km SW of Faenza, Italy · 8568 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.37 km WNW of Sarsina, Italy · 8567 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 2.52 km NW of Cesena, Italy · 8561 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.02 km SSE of Vergato, Italy · 8558 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 1.94 km ESE of Stazione di Padule, Italy · 8556 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

  1. 2.04 km ENE of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8614 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.26 km ESE of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8617 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.95 km SSE of Civitella di Romagna, Italy · 8618 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.510 km SSW of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8618 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.02 km ENE of Apecchio, Italy · 8620 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.10 km NNE of Apecchio, Italy · 8620 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.23 km SSW of Piobbico, Italy · 8620 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.14 km N of Apecchio, Italy · 8620 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.31 km E of Apecchio, Italy · 8620 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.21 km W of Genga, Italy · 8620 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.92 km SSW of Sigillo, Italy · 8621 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.04 km SSW of Sassoferrato, Italy · 8626 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.329 km ENE of Milano Marittima, Italy · 8626 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.90 km E of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8626 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.31 km NW of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8626 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.22 km ENE of San Godenzo, Italy · 8628 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.32 km E of San Godenzo, Italy · 8628 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.34 km SE of Monte Grimano, Italy · 8630 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.17 km E of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8630 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.34 km SSE of Sassoferrato, Italy · 8631 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bs2a. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:03 PM UTC.