Italy earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 3 km S of Ciampino, Italy

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 3 km S of Ciampino, Italy on Wed, Oct 22, 2003, 4:04 AM GMT+2 (02:04 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 central Italy. 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
2003-10-22 02:04:17 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.769° N, 12.609° 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 usp000cazf. 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
184°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.11 km SSE of Ciampino, Italy · 8383 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.03 km S of Ciampino, Italy · 8383 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.22 km SSW of Ciampino, Italy · 8383 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.52 km NW of Corvaro, Italy · 8379 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.2central Italy · 8379 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.3central Italy · 8379 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.51 km NNE of Collepardo, Italy · 8378 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.42 km NNE of Corvaro, Italy · 8374 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.42 km N of Corvaro, Italy · 8374 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.23 km N of Acuto, Italy · 8370 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.43 km E of Narni, Italy · 8363 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.21 km NNE of Corvaro, Italy · 8361 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.51 km SE of Montereale, Italy · 8356 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.52 km SW of Capitignano, Italy · 8356 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.03 km WNW of Labro, Italy · 8354 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.63 km SSW of Villavallelonga, Italy · 8351 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.75 km ENE of Stroncone, Italy · 8349 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.52 km NE of Santa Rufina, Italy · 8347 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.52 km NE of Corvaro, Italy · 8346 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.22 km N of Corvaro, Italy · 8343 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.81 km NE of Cittaducale, Italy · 8342 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.22 km ESE of Castel Sant'Angelo, Italy · 8334 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 3.23 km NW of Colli sul Velino, Italy · 8334 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.31 km NNE of Celano, Italy · 8330 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.32 km N of Barete, Italy · 8327 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 2.12 km ENE of Corvaro, Italy · 8384 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.12 km NE of Corvaro, Italy · 8384 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.23 km NNE of Ciampino, Italy · 8385 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.13 km WNW of Frascati, Italy · 8386 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.42 km SSW of Borbona, Italy · 8390 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.23 km NW of Corvaro, Italy · 8390 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.44 km NW of Corvaro, Italy · 8390 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.42 km NNE of Corvaro, Italy · 8392 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.33 km NNW of Cagnano Amiterno, Italy · 8397 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.61 km NNW of Corvaro, Italy · 8398 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.33 km NW of Corvaro, Italy · 8402 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.92 km N of Corvaro, Italy · 8403 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.51 km NW of Corvaro, Italy · 8407 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.12 km SW of Tornimparte, Italy · 8408 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.82 km NNE of Cagnano Amiterno, Italy · 8410 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.65 km SW of Stroncone, Italy · 8412 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cazf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC.