Italy earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake northern Italy

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck in northern Italy on Fri, Sep 19, 2003, 8:59 PM GMT+2 (18:59 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 1 km WSW of Monterenzio, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-09-19 18:59:28 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.153° N, 11.865° 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 usp000c814. 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
247°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 122 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 122.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c814. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC.