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M2.6 earthquake 2 km SSE of Ruoti, Italy

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 2 km SSE of Ruoti, Italy on Tue, Aug 12, 2003, 4:14 AM GMT+2 (02:14 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-08-12 02:14:07 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.692° N, 15.691° 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 usp000c4nt. 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
143°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.54 km SSE of Ruoti, Italy · 8455 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.26 km E of Avigliano, Italy · 8454 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.15 km NNE of Viggiano, Italy · 8446 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.37 km WSW of Castelluccio Superiore, Italy · 8443 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.52 km WNW of Bella, Italy · 8438 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.51 km SSW of Brienza, Italy · 8429 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.02 km NNE of San Gregorio Magno, Italy · 8428 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.21 km E of Tramutola, Italy · 8427 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.46 km NW of Laterza, Italy · 8415 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 2.62 km NE of Bella, Italy · 8455 days ago · 42 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.71 km ENE of Visciano, Italy · 8457 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.26 km SSE of Ruoti, Italy · 8457 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.92 km S of Baragiano, Italy · 8457 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.70 km NNE of Castelnuovo di Conza, Italy · 8469 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.93 km NE of Savoia di Lucania, Italy · 8471 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.76 km SE of Grottole, Italy · 8478 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.44 km N of Castelluccio Superiore, Italy · 8483 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.14 km WNW of Scalo di Baragiano, Italy · 8484 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.52 km SSE of Tito, Italy · 8485 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 3.10 km SSE of San Giorgio la Molara, Italy · 8485 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.64 km SSE of Canosa di Puglia, Italy · 8485 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c4nt. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC.