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M3.5 earthquake 1 km N of Parenti, Italy

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 1 km N of Parenti, Italy on Tue, Nov 18, 2003, 7:08 AM GMT+1 (06:08 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 59 km NW of Santa Domenica, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-11-18 06:08:43 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.173° N, 16.410° 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 usp000cd8x. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.95 km NE of Cotronei, Italy · 8356 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.83 km WSW of Joppolo, Italy · 8353 days ago · 186 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.538 km ENE of Crotone, Italy · 8335 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.614 km SW of San Nicolò, Italy · 8326 days ago · 79 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.82 km SSW of Pizzo, Italy · 8323 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.059 km NW of Santa Domenica, Italy · 8314 days ago · 290 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.86 km E of Parenti, Italy · 8312 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.60 km W of Panettieri, Italy · 8310 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.59 km N of Taverna, Italy · 8309 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.40 km W of Soveria Mannelli, Italy · 8308 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.44 km S of Mormanno, Italy · 8300 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.92 km NNW of Verbicaro, Italy · 8360 days ago · 274 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.931 km WSW of San Lucido, Italy · 8377 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cd8x. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:37 AM UTC.