Italy earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 9 km W of Manfredonia, Italy

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 9 km W of Manfredonia, Italy on Sun, Apr 20, 2003, 11:01 PM GMT+2 (21:01 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 3 km SSE of Ripabottoni, 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
2003-04-20 21:01:17 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.631° N, 15.802° 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 usp000bvmk. 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
139°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.33 km SSE of Calitri, Italy · 8562 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.93 km E of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8559 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.61 km SW of Provvidenti, Italy · 8559 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.32 km NNW of Provvidenti, Italy · 8559 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.31 km NW of Carlantino, Italy · 8559 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.80 km NNW of Carlantino, Italy · 8559 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 3.72 km NNW of Carlantino, Italy · 8559 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 3.716 km SE of Mattinata, Italy · 8558 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.15 km SW of Bonefro, Italy · 8558 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.30 km NNE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8557 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 4.12 km NE of Campolieto, Italy · 8556 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.74 km SSE of San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy · 8552 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.813 km WSW of Manfredonia, Italy · 8550 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.219 km ESE of Mattinata, Italy · 8549 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.40 km NW of Bonefro, Italy · 8548 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.32 km ESE of Provvidenti, Italy · 8545 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.01 km SE of Santa Croce di Magliano, Italy · 8543 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.52 km SE of Provvidenti, Italy · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.23 km W of Bonefro, Italy · 8526 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.53 km SW of Bonefro, Italy · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.92 km N of Sant'Elia a Pianisi, Italy · 8526 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 4.43 km SSE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8525 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 2.33 km SSE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8525 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.81 km WNW of Casacalenda, Italy · 8524 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 3.22 km WNW of Ripalimosani, Italy · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.15 km SW of Bonefro, Italy · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 3.136 km NNW of Isole Tremiti, Italy · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.717 km SE of Isole Tremiti, Italy · 8522 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 2.24 km SW of Apricena, Italy · 8520 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 3.18 km ENE of Foggia, Italy · 8520 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 2.84 km SW of Bonefro, Italy · 8518 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 2.511 km SW of Isole Tremiti, Italy · 8516 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 3.13 km W of Colletorto, Italy · 8511 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 2.28 km NNW of Rodi Garganico, Italy · 8569 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.42 km ESE of Lupara, Italy · 8576 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.90 km W of Rodi Garganico, Italy · 8579 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.80 km E of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8582 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.92 km SSW of Morrone del Sannio, Italy · 8583 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.610 km NNW of Cagnano Varano, Italy · 8584 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.51 km NNW of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8588 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 3.23 km NE of Campolieto, Italy · 8588 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.95 km SSW of Bonefro, Italy · 8591 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.32 km NNW of Ururi, Italy · 8593 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.23 km W of Colletorto, Italy · 8595 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.24 km SW of Bonefro, Italy · 8596 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bvmk. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:20 AM UTC.