Italy earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 2 km S of Piovera, Italy

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 2 km S of Piovera, Italy on Tue, Sep 30, 2003, 9:16 AM GMT+2 (07:16 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 0 km SSE of Mede, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-09-30 07:16:15 UTC
Depth
15.8 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.938° N, 8.739° 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 usp000c94g. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
136°
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.20 km NE of Castagnole delle Lanze, Italy · 8405 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.82 km NNW of Zibido San Giacomo, Italy · 8395 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.212 km ESE of Noli, Italy · 8395 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.01 km ENE of Piobesi Torinese, Italy · 8395 days ago · 55 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.311 km SE of Bergeggi, Italy · 8393 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.51 km NE of Caselle Torinese, Italy · 8381 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.41 km WNW of Villanova Solaro, Italy · 8378 days ago · 31 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.00 km SSE of Mede, Italy · 8376 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.41 km ENE of Villalvernia, Italy · 8376 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.91 km WSW of Cassano Spinola, Italy · 8372 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.70 km W of Paderna, Italy · 8362 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.43 km ENE of Cairo Montenotte, Italy · 8357 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.915 km SSW of Genoa, Italy · 8350 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.40 km SW of Ovada, Italy · 8349 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 1.64 km NNW of Postua, Italy · 8414 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.122 km SE of Noli, Italy · 8423 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.221 km SE of Noli, Italy · 8423 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.34 km NNE of Altare, Italy · 8426 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.72 km SSE of Solaro, Italy · 8428 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.01 km WNW of Ferriere, Italy · 8435 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c94g. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:29 AM UTC.