Italy earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 3 km SSE of Coazze, Italy

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 3 km SSE of Coazze, Italy on Mon, Mar 31, 2003, 8:09 AM GMT+2 (06:09 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 4 km ESE of Valloire, France. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-03-31 06:09:54 UTC
Depth
14.6 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.024° N, 7.312° 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 usp000bu09. 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

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Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bu09. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:53 AM UTC.