Italy earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 11 km SW of Pianoconte, Italy

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Pianoconte, Italy on Mon, Jun 16, 2003, 1:20 AM GMT+2 (23:20 UTC), 134 km (83 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 1 km SW of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-06-15 23:20:49 UTC
Depth
134.0 km (83.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
38.397° N, 14.847° 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 usp000bzz7. 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
164°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.80 km NNE of Giarre, Italy · 8500 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.632 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8499 days ago · 157 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.61 km SW of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Italy · 8496 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.11 km SW of Castroreale, Italy · 8496 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.32 km SE of Milo, Italy · 8493 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.51 km NE of Mistretta, Italy · 8492 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.40 km ESE of Sparta', Italy · 8490 days ago · 55 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.334 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8489 days ago · 238 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.20 km WSW of Castroreale, Italy · 8486 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.716 km ESE of Carruba, Italy · 8483 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.02 km WSW of Villa San Giovanni, Italy · 8482 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 3.41 km WNW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8480 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.61 km SE of Carruba, Italy · 8479 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.322 km ESE of Letojanni, Italy · 8474 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.46 km WNW of Milo, Italy · 8473 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.53 km NNW of Acireale, Italy · 8468 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.71 km SE of Linera, Italy · 8468 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 2.4Sicily, Italy · 8512 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.241 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8512 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.61 km E of Falcone, Italy · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.47 km N of Oliveri, Italy · 8514 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.91 km W of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Italy · 8517 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.76 km NNE of Fondachelli-Fantina, Italy · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.87 km SW of Leni, Italy · 8519 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.64 km ENE of Finale, Italy · 8519 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.617 km NNE of Malfa, Italy · 8519 days ago · 134 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.812 km WNW of Leni, Italy · 8519 days ago · 295 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.418 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8520 days ago · 126 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.79 km WNW of Milazzo, Italy · 8522 days ago · 109 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.714 km SSE of Lipari, Italy · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.13 km NNE of Santo Stefano in Aspromonte, Italy · 8532 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.643 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8533 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.51 km N of Giarre, Italy · 8534 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.51 km ESE of San Giovanni, Italy · 8534 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.43 km S of Rodì, Italy · 8535 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.24 km N of Reggio Calabria, Italy · 8538 days ago · 75 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bzz7. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:04 PM UTC.