Italy earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 1 km NNE of Roccasparvera, Italy

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 1 km NNE of Roccasparvera, Italy on Thu, Dec 25, 2003, 11:24 PM GMT+1 (22:24 UTC), 28 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 7 km WSW of Lantosque, France. 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
2003-12-25 22:24:05 UTC
Depth
28.3 km (17.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.354° N, 7.450° 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 usp000cg1t. 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
200°, 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: 129 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 129.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cg1t. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.