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M2.8 earthquake 3 km S of San Leonardo, Italy

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 3 km S of San Leonardo, Italy on Sun, Jul 13, 2003, 4:22 AM GMT+2 (02:22 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 6 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-07-13 02:22:47 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.790° N, 7.182° 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 usp000c2bp. 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
35°
Stations used
66

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.82 km ESE of Belle-Plagne, France · 8484 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.30 km NE of Villar Perosa, Italy · 8484 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.616 km SW of Val-d'Isère, France · 8471 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.27 km WNW of Sankt Niklaus, Switzerland · 8469 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.04 km E of Séez, France · 8462 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.11 km ENE of Roure, Italy · 8461 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.72 km S of Front, Italy · 8456 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.33 km SSW of La Thuile, Italy · 8451 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.86 km ENE of Novalesa, Italy · 8450 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.33 km N of Coise, France · 8450 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.53 km WSW of Lombardore, Italy · 8446 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.26 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8445 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.313 km NW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8445 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 4.06 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8445 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 3.06 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8445 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.96 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8445 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.96 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8445 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.42 km NW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8445 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.05 km N of Savièse, Switzerland · 8444 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.86 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8444 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 2.56 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8443 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 2.76 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8443 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.26 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8443 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.85 km NNW of Bussoleno, Italy · 8442 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.98 km SSE of Valsavarenche, Italy · 8442 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 2.43 km WNW of Evolène, Switzerland · 8442 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.64 km SW of Orsières, Switzerland · 8440 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 2.76 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8436 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 2.06 km NW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8436 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 2.43 km SE of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France · 8435 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 2.53 km WSW of Canischio, Italy · 8487 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.91 km NNE of Montana, Switzerland · 8493 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.71 km NNW of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France · 8497 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.67 km SE of Orsières, Switzerland · 8502 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.42 km NE of San Francesco al Campo, Italy · 8508 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.45 km NE of Novalesa, Italy · 8509 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.22 km N of Val-d'Isère, France · 8510 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.11 km SSW of Champdepraz, Italy · 8512 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c2bp. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:52 AM UTC.