Italy earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 13 km WSW of Manfredonia, Italy

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 13 km WSW of Manfredonia, Italy on Thu, May 8, 2003, 1:26 AM GMT+2 (23:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 3 km SSE of Ripabottoni, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

Manfredonia forecastMore in Italy

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-05-07 23:26:05 UTC
Depth
10.2 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.580° N, 15.774° 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 usp000bwtb. 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.219 km ESE of Mattinata, Italy · 8549 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.40 km NW of Bonefro, Italy · 8548 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.32 km ESE of Provvidenti, Italy · 8545 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.01 km SE of Santa Croce di Magliano, Italy · 8543 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.11 km E of Caposele, Italy · 8534 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.52 km SE of Provvidenti, Italy · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.23 km W of Bonefro, Italy · 8527 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.53 km SW of Bonefro, Italy · 8527 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.92 km N of Sant'Elia a Pianisi, Italy · 8526 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.43 km SSE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8526 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.33 km SSE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8525 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.81 km WNW of Casacalenda, Italy · 8525 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.22 km WNW of Ripalimosani, Italy · 8524 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.15 km SW of Bonefro, Italy · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.717 km SE of Isole Tremiti, Italy · 8522 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.24 km SW of Apricena, Italy · 8521 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 3.18 km ENE of Foggia, Italy · 8520 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.84 km SW of Bonefro, Italy · 8518 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.511 km SW of Isole Tremiti, Italy · 8516 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.23 km WSW of Castelnuovo di Conza, Italy · 8513 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 3.13 km W of Colletorto, Italy · 8511 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 3.56 km ESE of Isole Tremiti, Italy · 8503 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 2.64 km WSW of Bonefro, Italy · 8492 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 2.74 km SSE of San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy · 8552 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.12 km NE of Campolieto, Italy · 8556 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.30 km NNE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8558 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.15 km SW of Bonefro, Italy · 8558 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.33 km NW of Caposele, Italy · 8558 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.716 km SE of Mattinata, Italy · 8558 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 3.72 km NNW of Carlantino, Italy · 8559 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.80 km NNW of Carlantino, Italy · 8559 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.31 km NW of Carlantino, Italy · 8559 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.32 km NNW of Provvidenti, Italy · 8559 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.61 km SW of Provvidenti, Italy · 8559 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 3.93 km E of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8559 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.33 km SSE of Calitri, Italy · 8562 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.54 km SSW of Castelgrande, Italy · 8562 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.69 km W of Manfredonia, Italy · 8567 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.28 km NNW of Rodi Garganico, Italy · 8569 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.22 km NNW of Caposele, Italy · 8571 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.42 km ESE of Lupara, Italy · 8576 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.64 km ESE of Laviano, Italy · 8579 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.90 km W of Rodi Garganico, Italy · 8579 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bwtb. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:06 AM UTC.