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M2.5 earthquake 16 km WSW of Leni, Italy

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 16 km WSW of Leni, Italy on Wed, Nov 5, 2003, 10:46 PM GMT+1 (21:46 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 59 km NW of Santa Domenica, 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
2003-11-05 21:46:09 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.507° N, 14.641° 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 usp000cc5d. 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
206°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.660 km E of Ustica, Italy · 8369 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.79 km NNW of Scilla, Italy · 8367 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.763 km WNW of Leni, Italy · 8364 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.746 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8360 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.82 km SE of Tortorici, Italy · 8348 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 3.037 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8345 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 3.05 km NNW of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Italy · 8343 days ago · 141 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.446 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8342 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.654 km NNW of Cefalù, Italy · 8340 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.546 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8340 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.856 km ENE of Ustica, Italy · 8337 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.4Sicily, Italy · 8337 days ago · 64 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.343 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8334 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 3.039 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8327 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.51 km WSW of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Italy · 8326 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.614 km SW of San Nicolò, Italy · 8326 days ago · 79 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 4.059 km NW of Santa Domenica, Italy · 8314 days ago · 290 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.629 km WNW of Leni, Italy · 8374 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.54 km NNW of Tonnarella, Italy · 8394 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cc5d. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC.