Italy earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 1 km W of Preci, Italy

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 1 km W of Preci, Italy on Sat, May 3, 2003, 4:26 PM GMT+2 (14:26 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 2 km NW of Cossignano, 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
2003-05-03 14:26:43 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.883° N, 13.020° 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 usp000bwhc. 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
159°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.54 km ESE of Preci, Italy · 8554 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.62 km SSE of Rotella, Italy · 8552 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.62 km SW of Castignano, Italy · 8552 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.43 km SSW of Preci, Italy · 8551 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.61 km W of Villagrande, Italy · 8551 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.23 km SE of Borbona, Italy · 8549 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.13 km NW of Semonte-Casamorcia, Italy · 8547 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.52 km S of Castelsantangelo sul Nera, Italy · 8546 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.21 km N of Semonte-Casamorcia, Italy · 8546 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.14 km WNW of Villagrande, Italy · 8545 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.22 km NNW of Semonte-Casamorcia, Italy · 8544 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.66 km SE of Nocera Umbra, Italy · 8543 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.31 km NW of Concerviano, Italy · 8542 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.63 km WNW of Castel Ritaldi, Italy · 8535 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.01 km NNE of Padule-San Marco, Italy · 8534 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 3.92 km NW of Cossignano, Italy · 8532 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 3.02 km SSE of Montalto delle Marche, Italy · 8532 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.62 km NW of Rotella, Italy · 8532 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.53 km NNW of Ferentillo, Italy · 8529 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.25 km W of Pie' del Sasso, Italy · 8529 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.31 km NW of Barete, Italy · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.2central Italy · 8523 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 2.06 km WNW of Villagrande, Italy · 8520 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.45 km WNW of Monte Grimano, Italy · 8520 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.55 km E of Cascia, Italy · 8519 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.52 km NNE of Monteleone di Spoleto, Italy · 8518 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 2.14 km SE of Capitignano, Italy · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 2.21 km NW of Treia, Italy · 8513 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 3.76 km WSW of Tornimparte, Italy · 8497 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.56 km S of Trestina, Italy · 8497 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 2.54 km W of Villagrande, Italy · 8496 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 2.61 km WNW of Barete, Italy · 8555 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.24 km WNW of Treia, Italy · 8555 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.34 km E of Sellano, Italy · 8556 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.94 km ESE of Stazione di Padule, Italy · 8557 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.43 km WSW of Pollenza, Italy · 8557 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.32 km NNE of Sant'Angelo in Pontano, Italy · 8560 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.82 km NNE of Stroncone, Italy · 8569 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.32 km WNW of Castel Ritaldi, Italy · 8572 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 3.23 km SSE of San Vittoria in Matenano, Italy · 8575 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.51 km S of Falerone, Italy · 8576 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.33 km NW of Treia, Italy · 8576 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.52 km SE of Montereale, Italy · 8577 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.54 km ESE of Sellano, Italy · 8577 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.82 km SSE of Preci, Italy · 8577 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.22 km S of Concerviano, Italy · 8578 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.31 km N of Semonte-Casamorcia, Italy · 8578 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.81 km SSW of Arcevia, Italy · 8580 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.51 km W of Monticchio, Italy · 8580 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.210 km E of Foligno, Italy · 8583 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bwhc. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:17 AM UTC.