Italy earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 1 km E of Macra, Italy

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 1 km E of Macra, Italy on Fri, May 9, 2003, 10:07 AM GMT+2 (08:07 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 1 km NNE of Piobesi Torinese, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-05-09 08:07:21 UTC
Depth
14.4 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.503° N, 7.203° 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 usp000bwwf. 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
121°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.11 km SW of Angrogna, Italy · 8548 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.711 km NE of Guillestre, France · 8548 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.08 km SSW of Sambuco, Italy · 8548 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.74 km N of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8547 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.73 km SSW of Pradleves, Italy · 8547 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.22 km NNW of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8546 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 3.00 km S of Caraglio, Italy · 8546 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.82 km WSW of Moiola, Italy · 8545 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.59 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8545 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.70 km SW of Vaie, Italy · 8545 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.014 km E of Guillestre, France · 8545 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.213 km E of Guillestre, France · 8545 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.02 km S of Pallare, Italy · 8544 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.96 km SW of Acceglio, Italy · 8544 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.81 km WNW of San Rocco, Italy · 8544 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.72 km ENE of Borgo San Dalmazzo, Italy · 8542 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.011 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8541 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.92 km NNW of Pradleves, Italy · 8540 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.1northern Italy · 8540 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.52 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8539 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 2.13 km WSW of Oncino, Italy · 8539 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.910 km ESE of Modane, France · 8539 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.01 km NW of Camporosso, Italy · 8538 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.24 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8538 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 2.22 km SSE of Oncino, Italy · 8538 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 2.414 km W of Pleyne, Italy · 8537 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 2.212 km SSE of Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée, France · 8537 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 2.14 km SSW of Pradleves, Italy · 8537 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.25 km N of Jausiers, France · 8537 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 2.31 km SSW of Cesana Torinese, Italy · 8536 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 2.22 km ENE of Campomolino, Italy · 8536 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 1.90 km SSE of San Secondo di Pinerolo, Italy · 8534 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 2.35 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8534 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 2.24 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8534 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.23 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8534 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 2.25 km N of Jausiers, France · 8534 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 1.96 km N of Jausiers, France · 8534 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 1.54 km N of Jausiers, France · 8534 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 1.812 km SSE of Guillestre, France · 8533 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 1.74 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8533 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 1.96 km N of Jausiers, France · 8533 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.72 km NE of Acceglio, Italy · 8533 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 2.64 km WNW of Valloriate, Italy · 8533 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 2.44 km NNW of Demonte, Italy · 8533 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.14 km NNW of Demonte, Italy · 8533 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 1.74 km NNW of Valloriate, Italy · 8533 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 1.64 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8533 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.68 km E of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 8532 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 4.04 km ESE of Valloire, France · 8532 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 2.67 km SE of Valloire, France · 8532 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 2.11 km WSW of Demonte, Italy · 8532 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.12 km WNW of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8531 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 2.01 km W of Demonte, Italy · 8531 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 1.90 km SW of San Defendente, Italy · 8529 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 2.18 km N of Jausiers, France · 8528 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 1.88 km NNE of La Bâtie-Neuve, France · 8528 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 2.55 km NNE of La Bâtie-Neuve, France · 8528 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.90 km WSW of Mendatica, Italy · 8527 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 2.13 km NE of Aisone, Italy · 8527 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 2.23 km SSW of Peveragno, Italy · 8526 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.22 km NE of San Defendente, Italy · 8549 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.610 km SE of Jausiers, France · 8551 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.03 km NNW of Demonte, Italy · 8551 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.54 km E of Robilante, Italy · 8553 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.81 km N of Demonte, Italy · 8554 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.012 km NNE of Guillestre, France · 8554 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.63 km N of Demonte, Italy · 8554 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.03 km SSW of Pradleves, Italy · 8554 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 3.43 km SSW of Pradleves, Italy · 8554 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.23 km NE of Valdieri, Italy · 8554 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.50 km NW of Campomolino, Italy · 8555 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.23 km SSW of Front, Italy · 8555 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.34 km NNE of Acceglio, Italy · 8556 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.81 km SSW of San Mauro Torinese, Italy · 8556 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.43 km S of Vinadio, Italy · 8556 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.71 km WSW of Monterosso Grana, Italy · 8556 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.95 km SSE of Campomolino, Italy · 8556 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.27 km SW of Bersezio, Italy · 8557 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.19 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8557 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.17 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8557 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bwwf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:21 PM UTC.