Italy earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 6 km N of Parenti, Italy

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 6 km N of Parenti, Italy on Mon, Mar 3, 2003, 12:17 AM GMT+1 (23:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 29 km E of Santa Caterina dello Ionio Marina, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-03-02 23:17:31 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.216° N, 16.416° 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 usp000brub. 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

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
178°
Stations used
11

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 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.722 km W of San Nicolò, Italy · 8613 days ago · 140 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.636 km NW of Santa Domenica, Italy · 8609 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.819 km NNE of Torretta, Italy · 8600 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 3.329 km E of Santa Caterina dello Ionio Marina, Italy · 8595 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.115 km E of Badolato Marina, Italy · 8595 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.147 km W of Amantea, Italy · 8587 days ago · 249 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.75 km SW of Girifalco, Italy · 8586 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 3.26 km ESE of Roccelletta, Italy · 8586 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.41 km ENE of Squillace, Italy · 8586 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.25 km S of Jacurso, Italy · 8585 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.52 km ESE of Paravati, Italy · 8584 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.72 km SE of Verzino, Italy · 8581 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.83 km NNW of Verzino, Italy · 8581 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.610 km WNW of San Giovanni in Fiore, Italy · 8580 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.60 km NE of Malvito, Italy · 8577 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.42 km W of Cetraro Marina, Italy · 8576 days ago · 50 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 3.031 km E of Santa Caterina dello Ionio Marina, Italy · 8571 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.74 km S of Cittadella del Capo, Italy · 8561 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 2.32 km NNE of Jacurso, Italy · 8619 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.52 km NNE of Aiello Calabro, Italy · 8620 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000brub. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.