Italy earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 3 km ESE of Santa Sofia, Italy

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of Santa Sofia, Italy on Sun, Jan 26, 2003, 11:42 PM GMT+1 (22:42 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 5 km SSE of Santa Sofia, Italy. 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
2003-01-26 22:42:04 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.940° N, 11.952° E
Region
Italy
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.02 km ESE of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8650 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.14 km N of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8650 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.73 km SSE of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8650 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.84 km NNE of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8650 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 3.62 km N of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8650 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.36 km SE of Civitella di Romagna, Italy · 8650 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.54 km SSE of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8650 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.04 km SE of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8650 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.17 km NNE of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8650 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.85 km SE of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8650 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.1central Italy · 8650 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.5central Italy · 8650 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.24 km SE of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8650 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.31 km NNW of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8650 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.37 km NNE of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8650 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 3.14 km SE of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8650 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.4central Italy · 8650 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 3.04 km S of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8650 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.12 km SSE of La Pieve-Molino, Italy · 8650 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.1central Italy · 8650 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.07 km SE of Civitella di Romagna, Italy · 8650 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 3.05 km SE of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8650 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 3.35 km NNW of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8650 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 3.55 km NW of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8650 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.96 km ESE of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8650 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.23 km ESE of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8650 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.96 km ESE of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8650 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.15 km ESE of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8650 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.44 km SE of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8650 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.33 km SSW of La Pieve-Molino, Italy · 8650 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 2.36 km E of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8650 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 3.13 km NW of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8650 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 3.35 km NNW of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8650 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 3.07 km ESE of Civitella di Romagna, Italy · 8650 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 2.06 km E of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8650 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.48 km SSE of Cusercoli, Italy · 8650 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.43 km ESE of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8650 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.27 km SE of Civitella di Romagna, Italy · 8650 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 2.07 km NNE of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8650 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.25 km ESE of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8650 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.16 km NNE of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8650 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.63 km NNW of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8650 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.15 km E of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8650 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.95 km E of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8650 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.68 km NNE of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8650 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 2.18 km NNE of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8650 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.27 km E of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8650 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 2.56 km ESE of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8650 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.25 km NNE of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8650 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.53 km ESE of Civitella di Romagna, Italy · 8650 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.05 km NNE of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8650 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.94 km SSE of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8650 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.06 km NNE of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8650 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.45 km NNE of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8650 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.2central Italy · 8650 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.54 km WNW of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8650 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.44 km SE of Civitella di Romagna, Italy · 8650 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 2.63 km ESE of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8650 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.86 km E of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8650 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 2.25 km E of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8650 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.09 km WNW of Sarsina, Italy · 8650 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.54 km NNW of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8650 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.16 km E of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8651 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.04 km SE of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8651 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.23 km NW of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8651 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.44 km SSE of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8651 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.24 km N of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8651 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.65 km N of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8651 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.08 km E of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8651 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.37 km SE of Civitella di Romagna, Italy · 8651 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.43 km N of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8651 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.45 km N of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8651 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 3.54 km WNW of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8651 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.18 km NNE of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8651 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 4.72 km NW of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8651 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 4.63 km NW of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8651 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 4.73 km NNW of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8651 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 3.91 km NNW of San Piero in Bagno, Italy · 8651 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.37 km ESE of Santa Sofia, Italy · 8651 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.21 km WSW of Sambuca, Italy · 8666 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bp8q. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.