Italy earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 1 km N of Giarre, Italy

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 1 km N of Giarre, Italy on Sun, May 25, 2003, 11:23 AM GMT+2 (09:23 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 1 km SW of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-05-25 09:23:55 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.742° N, 15.181° 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 usp000by3x. 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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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.13 km NNE of Santo Stefano in Aspromonte, Italy · 8532 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.714 km SSE of Lipari, Italy · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.79 km WNW of Milazzo, Italy · 8523 days ago · 109 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.418 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8520 days ago · 126 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.64 km ENE of Finale, Italy · 8520 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.87 km SW of Leni, Italy · 8519 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.76 km NNE of Fondachelli-Fantina, Italy · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.91 km W of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Italy · 8517 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 3.47 km N of Oliveri, Italy · 8515 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.61 km E of Falcone, Italy · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.711 km SW of Pianoconte, Italy · 8513 days ago · 134 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.80 km NNE of Giarre, Italy · 8501 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.632 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8499 days ago · 157 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 3.61 km SW of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Italy · 8497 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.11 km SW of Castroreale, Italy · 8497 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.32 km SE of Milo, Italy · 8494 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.51 km NE of Mistretta, Italy · 8493 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.40 km ESE of Sparta', Italy · 8491 days ago · 55 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.84 km SW of San Carlo-Condofuri Marina, Italy · 8490 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 3.334 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8489 days ago · 238 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.611 km SE of Africo Nuovo, Italy · 8489 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.20 km WSW of Castroreale, Italy · 8487 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 2.716 km ESE of Carruba, Italy · 8483 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.02 km WSW of Villa San Giovanni, Italy · 8482 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 3.41 km WNW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8481 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 2.61 km SE of Carruba, Italy · 8480 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.358 km S of Palizzi Marina, Italy · 8477 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 2.322 km ESE of Letojanni, Italy · 8475 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 2.51 km ESE of San Giovanni, Italy · 8534 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.43 km S of Rodì, Italy · 8536 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.24 km N of Reggio Calabria, Italy · 8538 days ago · 75 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.55 km NNW of Reggio Calabria, Italy · 8552 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.343 km S of Palizzi Marina, Italy · 8552 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.425 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8555 days ago · 122 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000by3x. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:09 PM UTC.