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M3.0 earthquake 0 km SSE of Mede, Italy

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 0 km SSE of Mede, Italy on Thu, Oct 30, 2003, 8:40 AM GMT+1 (07:40 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-10-30 07:40:52 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.091° N, 8.739° 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 usp000cbme. 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
120°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.41 km ENE of Villalvernia, Italy · 8375 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.91 km WSW of Cassano Spinola, Italy · 8372 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.70 km W of Paderna, Italy · 8362 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.43 km ENE of Cairo Montenotte, Italy · 8356 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.915 km SSW of Genoa, Italy · 8349 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.40 km SW of Ovada, Italy · 8348 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.21 km ESE of Volpiano, Italy · 8327 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.61 km WSW of Cassano Spinola, Italy · 8321 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.70 km WNW of Carezzano Maggiore, Italy · 8321 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.01 km S of Masone, Italy · 8319 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 2.51 km NE of Caselle Torinese, Italy · 8381 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.01 km ENE of Piobesi Torinese, Italy · 8394 days ago · 55 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.82 km NNW of Zibido San Giacomo, Italy · 8395 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.20 km NE of Castagnole delle Lanze, Italy · 8405 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cbme. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:34 PM UTC.