Italy earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake northern Italy

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck in northern Italy on Tue, Nov 18, 2003, 10:13 AM GMT+1 (09:13 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 3 km E of Marmora, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-11-18 09:13:57 UTC
Depth
14.4 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.540° N, 7.496° 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 usp000cd9s. 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
104°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 130 in the 60 days after this one and 122 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 130.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cd9s. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:21 AM UTC.