Italy earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 0 km SW of Ovada, Italy

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 0 km SW of Ovada, Italy on Wed, Nov 26, 2003, 4:50 AM GMT+1 (03:50 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 0 km WNW of Carezzano Maggiore, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-11-26 03:50:20 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.630° N, 8.635° 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 usp000cdwq. 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
161°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1northern Italy · 8347 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.21 km ESE of Volpiano, Italy · 8328 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.61 km WSW of Cassano Spinola, Italy · 8321 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.70 km WNW of Carezzano Maggiore, Italy · 8321 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.13 km SW of Montegrosso Pian Latte, Italy · 8320 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.239 km ESE of Albenga, Italy · 8320 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.138 km SE of Noli, Italy · 8320 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.01 km S of Masone, Italy · 8319 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.81 km NNE of Roccasparvera, Italy · 8319 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.523 km SE of Cervo, Italy · 8317 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.12 km S of Rossana, Italy · 8312 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.92 km SSE of Piscina, Italy · 8308 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.11 km SE of Giusvalla, Italy · 8304 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.12 km WSW of Vernante, Italy · 8303 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.35 km SSE of Cavour, Italy · 8303 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.50 km ESE of Vernante, Italy · 8302 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.10 km WSW of Ronco Scrivia, Italy · 8302 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.4northern Italy · 8292 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 2.915 km SSW of Genoa, Italy · 8349 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.02 km ENE of Villar San Costanzo, Italy · 8351 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.16 km SE of Borgo Val di Taro, Italy · 8353 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.10 km S of Vernante, Italy · 8355 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.1northern Italy · 8356 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.43 km ENE of Cairo Montenotte, Italy · 8356 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.91 km SE of Caraglio, Italy · 8362 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.70 km W of Paderna, Italy · 8362 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.54 km NE of Vernante, Italy · 8368 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.91 km NNW of Caraglio, Italy · 8369 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.11 km SW of Roata Rossi, Italy · 8370 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.91 km WSW of Cassano Spinola, Italy · 8372 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.41 km ENE of Villalvernia, Italy · 8375 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 3.00 km SSE of Mede, Italy · 8375 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.41 km WNW of Villanova Solaro, Italy · 8378 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cdwq. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:19 PM UTC.