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M2.7 earthquake 0 km W of Paderna, Italy

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 0 km W of Paderna, Italy on Wed, Nov 12, 2003, 8:54 PM GMT+1 (19:54 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 15 km SSW of Genoa, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-11-12 19:54:11 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.823° N, 8.880° 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 usp000ccqm. 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
102°
Stations used
39

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. 2.43 km ENE of Cairo Montenotte, Italy · 8357 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.16 km SE of Borgo Val di Taro, Italy · 8353 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.21 km NW of Pontremoli, Italy · 8352 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.915 km SSW of Genoa, Italy · 8349 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.40 km SW of Ovada, Italy · 8349 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.21 km ESE of Volpiano, Italy · 8328 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.61 km WSW of Cassano Spinola, Italy · 8322 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.70 km WNW of Carezzano Maggiore, Italy · 8321 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.01 km S of Masone, Italy · 8319 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.11 km SE of Giusvalla, Italy · 8304 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 2.91 km WSW of Cassano Spinola, Italy · 8372 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.41 km ENE of Villalvernia, Italy · 8375 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.00 km SSE of Mede, Italy · 8376 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.227 km SE of Noli, Italy · 8381 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ccqm. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC.