Italy earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5 km WNW of Pigna, Italy

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Pigna, Italy on Sun, Aug 3, 2003, 12:14 PM GMT+2 (10:14 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 1 km ESE of Valdieri, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-08-03 10:14:56 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.945° N, 7.593° 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 usp000c3zb. 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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Station coverage gap
187°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 139 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c3zb. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC.