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M4.0 earthquake 3 km W of Padula, Italy

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 3 km W of Padula, Italy on Tue, Dec 16, 2003, 2:11 AM GMT+1 (01:11 UTC), 313 km (194 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-12-16 01:11:15 UTC
Depth
312.7 km (194.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
40.335° N, 15.616° 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 usp000cfby. 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
42°
Stations used
147

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.36 km SE of Laviano, Italy · 8315 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.31 km WSW of Ricigliano, Italy · 8312 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.44 km S of Mormanno, Italy · 8300 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.44 km NNE of Stigliano, Italy · 8285 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.137 km W of Diamante, Italy · 8281 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.1southern Italy · 8274 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.53 km SW of Castelsaraceno, Italy · 8273 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.31 km WNW of Potenza, Italy · 8272 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 2.440 km S of Marina di Camerota, Italy · 8345 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.7southern Italy · 8348 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.71 km SE of San Gregorio Magno, Italy · 8355 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.84 km WSW of Marsico Nuovo, Italy · 8358 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.44 km NE of Savoia di Lucania, Italy · 8359 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cfby. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:57 PM UTC.