Italy earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 7 km W of Comacchio, Italy

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 7 km W of Comacchio, Italy on Fri, May 30, 2003, 2:30 PM GMT+2 (12:30 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 2 km S of Civitella di Romagna, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-05-30 12:30:21 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.691° N, 12.092° 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 usp000byjc. 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
138°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.02 km ENE of Secchiano, Italy · 8527 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.34 km ESE of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8525 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.15 km S of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.15 km SSE of Firenzuola, Italy · 8517 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.45 km W of Fontanelice, Italy · 8516 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.82 km NNE of Migliarina, Italy · 8504 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.629 km NE of Gabicce Mare, Italy · 8504 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.14 km ENE of Premilcuore, Italy · 8499 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.41 km SE of Galeata, Italy · 8493 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.92 km S of Civitella di Romagna, Italy · 8493 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.13 km SSE of Civitella di Romagna, Italy · 8493 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.50 km NE of Premilcuore, Italy · 8487 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.70 km N of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8486 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.02 km N of San Piero a Sieve, Italy · 8486 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.93 km NE of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8485 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.0central Italy · 8485 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.14 km SSE of Civitella di Romagna, Italy · 8485 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.33 km SSE of Civitella di Romagna, Italy · 8485 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.32 km ESE of Galeata, Italy · 8485 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.01 km WSW of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8485 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.82 km NE of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8485 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.72 km NE of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8485 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.93 km SSE of Civitella di Romagna, Italy · 8485 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.13 km SSE of Civitella di Romagna, Italy · 8485 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.90 km ENE of Premilcuore, Italy · 8485 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.81 km SSW of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8485 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.22 km SE of Civitella di Romagna, Italy · 8485 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.93 km SSE of Civitella di Romagna, Italy · 8485 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 2.04 km SSE of Civitella di Romagna, Italy · 8485 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.82 km NE of Premilcuore, Italy · 8485 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.91 km N of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8485 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.32 km SE of Civitella di Romagna, Italy · 8485 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 2.12 km SE of Civitella di Romagna, Italy · 8485 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.22 km SE of Civitella di Romagna, Italy · 8484 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.62 km SSE of Civitella di Romagna, Italy · 8484 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 2.71 km E of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8484 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 2.53 km SSE of Civitella di Romagna, Italy · 8483 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 2.25 km E of Cusercoli, Italy · 8482 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 2.53 km SSE of Civitella di Romagna, Italy · 8480 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.40 km E of San Benedetto Val di Sambro, Italy · 8472 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.36 km WNW of Palazzuolo sul Senio, Italy · 8471 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 2.44 km E of Castiglione dei Pepoli, Italy · 8471 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 2.04 km WNW of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8529 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.34 km WSW of Galeata, Italy · 8529 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.45 km W of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8543 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.26 km NW of Fontanelice, Italy · 8547 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.94 km ENE of Ronta, Italy · 8551 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000byjc. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.