Italy earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 12 km WNW of Leni, Italy

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 12 km WNW of Leni, Italy on Sun, Jun 8, 2003, 6:52 PM GMT+2 (16:52 UTC), 295 km (183 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
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-06-08 16:52:01 UTC
Depth
294.6 km (183.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
38.603° N, 14.699° 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 usp000bzd9. 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
181°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.617 km NNE of Malfa, Italy · 8519 days ago · 134 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.64 km ENE of Finale, Italy · 8519 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.87 km SW of Leni, Italy · 8518 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.76 km NNE of Fondachelli-Fantina, Italy · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.91 km W of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Italy · 8516 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.47 km N of Oliveri, Italy · 8514 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.61 km E of Falcone, Italy · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.534 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8512 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.241 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8512 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.4Sicily, Italy · 8512 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.711 km SW of Pianoconte, Italy · 8512 days ago · 134 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.632 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8499 days ago · 157 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.634 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8497 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.61 km SW of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Italy · 8496 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.11 km SW of Castroreale, Italy · 8496 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.733 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8495 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.51 km NE of Mistretta, Italy · 8492 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.40 km ESE of Sparta', Italy · 8490 days ago · 55 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 3.334 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8488 days ago · 238 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.20 km WSW of Castroreale, Italy · 8486 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.02 km WSW of Villa San Giovanni, Italy · 8481 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 3.41 km WNW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8480 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.418 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8519 days ago · 126 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.79 km WNW of Milazzo, Italy · 8522 days ago · 109 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.714 km SSE of Lipari, Italy · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.838 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8531 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.643 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8532 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.43 km S of Rodì, Italy · 8535 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.24 km N of Reggio Calabria, Italy · 8538 days ago · 75 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.320 km NNW of Tropea, Italy · 8546 days ago · 70 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bzd9. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC.