Italy earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 4 km ESE of Preci, Italy

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 4 km ESE of Preci, Italy on Sun, May 4, 2003, 12:54 AM GMT+2 (22:54 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-05-03 22:54:00 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.868° N, 13.087° 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 usp000bwj8. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
222°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.62 km SSE of Rotella, Italy · 8553 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.62 km SW of Castignano, Italy · 8553 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.43 km SSW of Preci, Italy · 8552 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.61 km W of Villagrande, Italy · 8551 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.23 km SE of Borbona, Italy · 8549 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.13 km NW of Semonte-Casamorcia, Italy · 8547 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.52 km S of Castelsantangelo sul Nera, Italy · 8546 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.21 km N of Semonte-Casamorcia, Italy · 8546 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.14 km WNW of Villagrande, Italy · 8546 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.22 km NNW of Semonte-Casamorcia, Italy · 8544 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.66 km SE of Nocera Umbra, Italy · 8543 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.31 km NW of Concerviano, Italy · 8543 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.63 km WNW of Castel Ritaldi, Italy · 8536 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.01 km NNE of Padule-San Marco, Italy · 8534 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 3.92 km NW of Cossignano, Italy · 8533 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 3.02 km SSE of Montalto delle Marche, Italy · 8533 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.62 km NW of Rotella, Italy · 8533 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.53 km NNW of Ferentillo, Italy · 8530 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.25 km W of Pie' del Sasso, Italy · 8530 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.31 km NW of Barete, Italy · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.2central Italy · 8523 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.06 km WNW of Villagrande, Italy · 8521 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.45 km WNW of Monte Grimano, Italy · 8520 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.55 km E of Cascia, Italy · 8519 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.52 km NNE of Monteleone di Spoleto, Italy · 8518 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 2.14 km SE of Capitignano, Italy · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.21 km NW of Treia, Italy · 8514 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 3.76 km WSW of Tornimparte, Italy · 8497 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.56 km S of Trestina, Italy · 8497 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.54 km W of Villagrande, Italy · 8496 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 3.12 km SSW of Castelsantangelo sul Nera, Italy · 8495 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 2.71 km W of Preci, Italy · 8555 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.61 km WNW of Barete, Italy · 8556 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.24 km WNW of Treia, Italy · 8556 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.34 km E of Sellano, Italy · 8556 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.94 km ESE of Stazione di Padule, Italy · 8557 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.43 km WSW of Pollenza, Italy · 8557 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.32 km NNE of Sant'Angelo in Pontano, Italy · 8560 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.82 km NNE of Stroncone, Italy · 8569 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.32 km WNW of Castel Ritaldi, Italy · 8573 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 3.23 km SSE of San Vittoria in Matenano, Italy · 8575 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.51 km S of Falerone, Italy · 8577 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.33 km NW of Treia, Italy · 8577 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.52 km SE of Montereale, Italy · 8577 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.54 km ESE of Sellano, Italy · 8577 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.82 km SSE of Preci, Italy · 8578 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.22 km S of Concerviano, Italy · 8578 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.31 km N of Semonte-Casamorcia, Italy · 8579 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.81 km SSW of Arcevia, Italy · 8581 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.51 km W of Monticchio, Italy · 8581 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.210 km E of Foligno, Italy · 8583 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bwj8. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:29 AM UTC.