Italy earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 2 km SW of Piumazzo, Italy

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 2 km SW of Piumazzo, Italy on Sun, Nov 16, 2003, 7:34 AM GMT+1 (06:34 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 1 km SE of Panighina, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-11-16 06:34:58 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.535° N, 11.045° 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 usp000ccyr. 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
54°
Stations used
98

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.11 km NNW of Taneto, Italy · 8358 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.54 km SE of Castelnovo ne'Monti, Italy · 8355 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.22 km S of Tredozio, Italy · 8353 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.16 km WSW of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8353 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.16 km SE of Borgo Val di Taro, Italy · 8353 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.21 km NW of Pontremoli, Italy · 8351 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.81 km SE of Comano, Italy · 8347 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.87 km SSE of Monterenzio, Italy · 8344 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.64 km ENE of Ramiseto, Italy · 8340 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 3.54 km NNE of Ramiseto, Italy · 8340 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.33 km NE of Firenzuola, Italy · 8339 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.01 km ENE of Marcignana, Italy · 8338 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 4.51 km SE of Panighina, Italy · 8337 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.3northern Italy · 8337 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.15 km SSW of Predappio, Italy · 8336 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 3.22 km WNW of Montespertoli, Italy · 8334 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.94 km SW of Ginestra Fiorentina, Italy · 8334 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.52 km W of Montespertoli, Italy · 8334 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.62 km WNW of Montespertoli, Italy · 8334 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.42 km WNW of Montespertoli, Italy · 8334 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.31 km SSW of Imola, Italy · 8333 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 3.25 km ESE of Zocca, Italy · 8333 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 3.11 km NE of Castel d'Aiano, Italy · 8332 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.11 km SSE of Imola, Italy · 8331 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.32 km SSE of Panighina, Italy · 8331 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.83 km NE of Castel d'Aiano, Italy · 8331 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 2.43 km ENE of Castel d'Aiano, Italy · 8331 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 2.03 km ESE of Zocca, Italy · 8331 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.23 km WNW of Borgo Tossignano, Italy · 8328 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 2.11 km SE of Imola, Italy · 8327 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 2.55 km N of Dicomano, Italy · 8321 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.02 km SE of Fivizzano, Italy · 8318 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.93 km S of Fivizzano, Italy · 8318 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.93 km N of Galeata, Italy · 8314 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.33 km WNW of Fontanelice, Italy · 8313 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 2.41 km NW of Riolo Terme, Italy · 8312 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 2.32 km SSE of Portico e San Benedetto, Italy · 8310 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.00 km NNW of Fivizzano, Italy · 8309 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 2.20 km SSW of Fivizzano, Italy · 8309 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 3.10 km N of Montese, Italy · 8309 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 2.51 km NE of Fanano, Italy · 8308 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 2.63 km WNW of Riolo Terme, Italy · 8308 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 2.00 km NW of Casola in Lunigiana, Italy · 8307 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 2.76 km NW of Castel del Rio, Italy · 8305 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 2.26 km NNW of Castel del Rio, Italy · 8305 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 2.31 km ESE of Panighina, Italy · 8304 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.91 km WSW of Pizzano, Italy · 8304 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 2.55 km ESE of San Godenzo, Italy · 8304 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 1.90 km S of Marzabotto, Italy · 8304 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 2.05 km NNW of Firenzuola, Italy · 8304 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 2.15 km WNW of Castel del Rio, Italy · 8304 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 2.31 km SSW of Fiumalbo-Dogana, Italy · 8299 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 2.22 km E of Casalfiumanese, Italy · 8361 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.11 km N of Monterenzio, Italy · 8363 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.23 km N of Civitella di Romagna, Italy · 8363 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.20 km NNW of Prato, Italy · 8364 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.05 km E of Firenzuola, Italy · 8366 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.66 km N of Ronta, Italy · 8366 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.93 km N of Montefiorino, Italy · 8368 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.24 km N of Giuncugnano, Italy · 8369 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.43 km NNW of Giuncugnano, Italy · 8369 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.14 km NNW of Giuncugnano, Italy · 8369 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.92 km NW of Giuncugnano, Italy · 8369 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.35 km NW of Castel del Rio, Italy · 8369 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.13 km WSW of Serramazzoni, Italy · 8370 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 3.22 km S of Traversetolo, Italy · 8370 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.27 km E of Loiano, Italy · 8371 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.73 km WNW of Campi Bisenzio, Italy · 8371 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.91 km SE of Fornacelle, Italy · 8371 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.00 km ESE of Monzuno, Italy · 8377 days ago · 30 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.96 km W of Castel del Rio, Italy · 8378 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.00 km SE of Poggio A Caiano, Italy · 8381 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ccyr. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC.