Italy earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 2 km NNE of Jacurso, Italy

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 2 km NNE of Jacurso, Italy on Sat, Mar 1, 2003, 1:47 PM GMT+1 (12:47 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 41 km SSE of Capo Rizzuto, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-03-01 12:47:33 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.865° N, 16.391° 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 usp000brqt. 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
155°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.24 km NE of Cardeto, Italy · 8618 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.86 km N of Parenti, Italy · 8617 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.722 km W of San Nicolò, Italy · 8613 days ago · 140 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.636 km NW of Santa Domenica, Italy · 8609 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.81 km SSE of Africo Vecchio, Italy · 8608 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.80 km ESE of Africo Vecchio, Italy · 8608 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.619 km N of Sparta', Italy · 8599 days ago · 126 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.222 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8598 days ago · 65 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.329 km E of Santa Caterina dello Ionio Marina, Italy · 8595 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 3.115 km E of Badolato Marina, Italy · 8595 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.423 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8592 days ago · 116 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 3.147 km W of Amantea, Italy · 8587 days ago · 249 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.75 km SW of Girifalco, Italy · 8586 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 3.26 km ESE of Roccelletta, Italy · 8586 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.41 km ENE of Squillace, Italy · 8586 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 3.25 km S of Jacurso, Italy · 8585 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.52 km ESE of Paravati, Italy · 8584 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.72 km SE of Verzino, Italy · 8581 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.83 km NNW of Verzino, Italy · 8581 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.610 km WNW of San Giovanni in Fiore, Italy · 8580 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.60 km NE of Malvito, Italy · 8577 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.42 km W of Cetraro Marina, Italy · 8576 days ago · 50 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 3.031 km E of Santa Caterina dello Ionio Marina, Italy · 8571 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 3.441 km SSE of Capo Rizzuto, Italy · 8565 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.74 km S of Cittadella del Capo, Italy · 8561 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 2.52 km NNE of Aiello Calabro, Italy · 8620 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.532 km W of San Nicolò, Italy · 8626 days ago · 178 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000brqt. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:52 AM UTC.