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M2.6 earthquake 10 km NNE of Lucera, Italy

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 10 km NNE of Lucera, Italy on Sun, Nov 16, 2003, 9:32 AM GMT+1 (08:32 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 3 km NW of Sant'Elia a Pianisi, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-11-16 08:32:18 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.591° N, 15.382° 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 usp000ccyz. 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
113°
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: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.34 km W of Colletorto, Italy · 8354 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 3.40 km SSE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8353 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.90 km ESE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8353 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.43 km ENE of Campolieto, Italy · 8353 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.42 km WSW of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8353 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.33 km SE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8353 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.61 km WSW of Casacalenda, Italy · 8352 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.82 km SSE of Guardialfiera, Italy · 8351 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.71 km E of Morrone del Sannio, Italy · 8351 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.51 km SSW of Provvidenti, Italy · 8351 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.52 km SSE of Vastogirardi, Italy · 8346 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.90 km NW of Provvidenti, Italy · 8345 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.61 km SSW of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8341 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.34 km NW of Casacalenda, Italy · 8319 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.23 km SE of Montecalvo Irpino, Italy · 8318 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 3.12 km S of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8316 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 3.13 km NNE of Monacilioni, Italy · 8316 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 4.43 km NW of Sant'Elia a Pianisi, Italy · 8315 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.60 km SSE of Morrone del Sannio, Italy · 8315 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.53 km S of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8315 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.43 km SSE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8315 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.53 km SE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8315 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.12 km S of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8315 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.91 km SSE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8315 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 3.14 km NW of Sant'Elia a Pianisi, Italy · 8315 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.53 km SE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8315 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.36 km SE of Laviano, Italy · 8314 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.33 km N of Sant'Elia a Pianisi, Italy · 8314 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 2.23 km SSW of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8311 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 2.415 km S of Isole Tremiti, Italy · 8309 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 2.34 km NNW of Casacalenda, Italy · 8309 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 2.20 km NE of Provvidenti, Italy · 8309 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.51 km SE of Provvidenti, Italy · 8307 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 2.02 km E of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8306 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 2.43 km NNE of Pietraroja, Italy · 8305 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.35 km NNW of Cusano Mutri, Italy · 8303 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 3.01 km S of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8302 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 2.34 km ENE of Cercemaggiore, Italy · 8301 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 2.40 km NW of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8301 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 2.34 km E of Guardialfiera, Italy · 8299 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 2.34 km SSE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8360 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.43 km ENE of Campolieto, Italy · 8360 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.34 km N of Morrone del Sannio, Italy · 8361 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.43 km N of Campolieto, Italy · 8361 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 3.315 km SSE of Isole Tremiti, Italy · 8366 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.60 km SSE of Bonefro, Italy · 8369 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.51 km N of Montecilfone, Italy · 8370 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.00 km SW of Casacalenda, Italy · 8374 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.31 km NW of Longano, Italy · 8379 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.410 km NW of Sannicandro Garganico, Italy · 8381 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.13 km NNW of Sant'Elia a Pianisi, Italy · 8385 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.12 km SSE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8386 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ccyz. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.