Italy earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 64 km WNW of Leni, Italy

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 64 km WNW of Leni, Italy on Fri, Mar 21, 2003, 2:37 AM GMT+1 (01:37 UTC), 22 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 34 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-03-21 01:37:00 UTC
Depth
21.7 km (13.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.671° N, 14.103° 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 usp000bt4r. 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
187°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.265 km W of Leni, Italy · 8599 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.554 km E of Ustica, Italy · 8573 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.633 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8567 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.529 km N of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8562 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.337 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8558 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.344 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8558 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 3.034 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8551 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 2.548 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8602 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.638 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8603 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.634 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8606 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.049 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8608 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.72 km SW of Alcara Li Fusi, Italy · 8614 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.921 km W of Leni, Italy · 8623 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.534 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8625 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 3.133 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8625 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bt4r. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.