Italy earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 9 km NNW of Scilla, Italy

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 9 km NNW of Scilla, Italy on Sat, Nov 8, 2003, 1:09 AM GMT+1 (00:09 UTC), 38 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 59 km NW of Santa Domenica, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-11-08 00:09:24 UTC
Depth
37.6 km (23.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.335° N, 15.689° 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 usp000ccay. 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
83°
Stations used
16

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.83 km WSW of Joppolo, Italy · 8353 days ago · 186 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.82 km SE of Tortorici, Italy · 8348 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.05 km NNW of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Italy · 8343 days ago · 141 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.51 km WSW of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Italy · 8326 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.614 km SW of San Nicolò, Italy · 8326 days ago · 79 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.53 km ENE of Carruba, Italy · 8325 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.82 km SSW of Pizzo, Italy · 8322 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.60 km E of Linera, Italy · 8321 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.059 km NW of Santa Domenica, Italy · 8314 days ago · 290 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 2.516 km WSW of Leni, Italy · 8369 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.931 km WSW of San Lucido, Italy · 8377 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.63 km S of Carruba, Italy · 8383 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.51 km N of Santa Maria la Stella, Italy · 8383 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.42 km NE of Linera, Italy · 8384 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.54 km NNW of Tonnarella, Italy · 8394 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ccay. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:04 PM UTC.