Italy earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 5 km NNE of Scheggia, Italy

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Scheggia, Italy on Sat, Dec 27, 2003, 9:59 PM GMT+1 (20:59 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 2 km SSE of Loro Piceno, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-12-27 20:59:39 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.446° N, 12.703° 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 usp000cga9. 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
187°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 62.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cga9. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:37 PM UTC.