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M2.8 earthquake 5 km NE of Fregona, Italy

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Fregona, Italy on Sun, Dec 14, 2003, 11:43 AM GMT+1 (10:43 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 3 km SSE of Conco, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

Vittorio Veneto forecastMore in Italy

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-12-14 10:43:02 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.039° N, 12.395° 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 usp000cf8c. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
181°, 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.73 km ESE of Claut, Italy · 8326 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.640 km SSE of Caorle, Italy · 8322 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.15 km NW of Mazzin, Italy · 8312 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.23 km E of Claut, Italy · 8311 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.25 km ENE of Claut, Italy · 8311 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 3.13 km SSE of Conco, Italy · 8305 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 3.06 km WNW of Pontebba, Italy · 8290 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.82 km ENE of Lusevera, Italy · 8285 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.0northern Italy · 8281 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.50 km NE of Frisanco, Italy · 8278 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.94 km NNE of Forni di Sotto, Italy · 8274 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.91 km SE of Osoppo, Italy · 8273 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.76 km SW of Forni di Sotto, Italy · 8271 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.60 km N of Venzone, Italy · 8269 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 2.35 km N of Fregona, Italy · 8330 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.60 km ENE of Santa Lucia di Piave, Italy · 8330 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.86 km NE of Fregona, Italy · 8330 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.08 km SW of Forni di Sopra, Italy · 8331 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.02 km WSW of Treppo Grande, Italy · 8338 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.83 km NW of Taipana, Italy · 8348 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.40 km NE of Taipana, Italy · 8351 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.72 km S of Meduno, Italy · 8354 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.14 km S of Schlaiten, Austria · 8359 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cf8c. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.