Italy earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 3 km NNE of Monacilioni, Italy

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 3 km NNE of Monacilioni, Italy on Sun, Dec 28, 2003, 7:32 PM GMT+1 (18:32 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
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-12-28 18:32:45 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.641° N, 14.826° 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 usp000cgd8. 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
93°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.43 km NW of Sant'Elia a Pianisi, Italy · 8315 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.60 km SSE of Morrone del Sannio, Italy · 8315 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.53 km S of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8315 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.43 km SSE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8315 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.53 km SE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8315 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.12 km S of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8315 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.91 km SSE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8315 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 3.14 km NW of Sant'Elia a Pianisi, Italy · 8315 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.53 km SE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8315 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.33 km N of Sant'Elia a Pianisi, Italy · 8314 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.23 km SSW of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8312 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.415 km S of Isole Tremiti, Italy · 8309 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.34 km NNW of Casacalenda, Italy · 8309 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.20 km NE of Provvidenti, Italy · 8309 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.51 km SE of Provvidenti, Italy · 8307 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.02 km E of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8306 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.43 km NNE of Pietraroja, Italy · 8305 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.35 km NNW of Cusano Mutri, Italy · 8304 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 3.01 km S of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8303 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.12 km SSW of Vallerotonda, Italy · 8302 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.34 km ENE of Cercemaggiore, Italy · 8302 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.40 km NW of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8301 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.34 km E of Guardialfiera, Italy · 8300 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 2.49 km ENE of Sannicandro Garganico, Italy · 8291 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.93 km ENE of Carpinone, Italy · 8290 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 2.622 km W of Isole Tremiti, Italy · 8289 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 2.10 km N of Pietracatella, Italy · 8288 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.02 km WNW of Sant'Elia a Pianisi, Italy · 8288 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.31 km WSW of Celenza Valfortore, Italy · 8288 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.71 km S of Sant'Elia a Pianisi, Italy · 8288 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 2.1southern Italy · 8282 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.83 km N of Sant'Elia a Pianisi, Italy · 8281 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.22 km NNW of Prezza, Italy · 8280 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.51 km SSE of Macchia Valfortore, Italy · 8278 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 3.01 km S of Macchia Valfortore, Italy · 8278 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 2.51 km WSW of Macchia Valfortore, Italy · 8278 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.31 km W of San Giuliano di Puglia, Italy · 8278 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 2.52 km S of Macchia Valfortore, Italy · 8278 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 3.01 km S of Morrone del Sannio, Italy · 8278 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 2.02 km N of Baselice, Italy · 8277 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.52 km SSE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8273 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 3.08 km ENE of Sannicandro Garganico, Italy · 8272 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 2.613 km N of Lesina, Italy · 8271 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 3.411 km N of Lesina, Italy · 8270 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 1.93 km NNW of Pescosolido, Italy · 8268 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 2.83 km ENE of Castrocielo, Italy · 8267 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 2.73 km E of Rocca Pia, Italy · 8267 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 2.65 km W of Peschici, Italy · 8262 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 3.12 km S of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8317 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.23 km SE of Montecalvo Irpino, Italy · 8318 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.34 km NW of Casacalenda, Italy · 8320 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.50 km WSW of Sant'Ambrogio sul Garigliano, Italy · 8339 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.61 km SSW of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8341 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.01 km SSW of Ausonia, Italy · 8343 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.90 km NW of Provvidenti, Italy · 8345 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cgd8. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:09 AM UTC.