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M3.3 earthquake 2 km SSW of Cleto, Italy

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 2 km SSW of Cleto, Italy on Mon, May 5, 2003, 8:31 AM GMT+2 (06:31 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 3 km N of Paludi, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-05-05 06:31:59 UTC
Depth
70.8 km (44.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
39.066° N, 16.144° 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 usp000bwn9. 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
100°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.022 km NNW of Santa Domenica, Italy · 8552 days ago · 219 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.320 km NNW of Tropea, Italy · 8546 days ago · 70 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.52 km E of Aieta, Italy · 8527 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.43 km N of Paludi, Italy · 8525 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.30 km NE of Fabrizio, Italy · 8524 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.44 km SSW of Rossano, Italy · 8524 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.74 km SW of Rossano, Italy · 8523 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.84 km W of Paludi, Italy · 8523 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.418 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8519 days ago · 126 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.632 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8498 days ago · 157 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.425 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8555 days ago · 122 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.74 km S of Cittadella del Capo, Italy · 8560 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.031 km E of Santa Caterina dello Ionio Marina, Italy · 8570 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.42 km W of Cetraro Marina, Italy · 8575 days ago · 50 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.60 km NE of Malvito, Italy · 8576 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.610 km WNW of San Giovanni in Fiore, Italy · 8579 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.83 km NNW of Verzino, Italy · 8580 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.72 km SE of Verzino, Italy · 8580 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.52 km ESE of Paravati, Italy · 8583 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bwn9. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:53 PM UTC.