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M2.4 earthquake 6 km SSE of Sesto, Italy

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Sesto, Italy on Mon, Jul 7, 2003, 2:17 AM GMT+2 (00:17 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 5 km ENE of Tramonti di Sopra, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-07-07 00:17:18 UTC
Depth
10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.648° N, 12.389° 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 usp000c1uu. 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
101°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.03 km NW of Forni di Sotto, Italy · 8479 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.82 km NE of Forni di Sotto, Italy · 8478 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.05 km SSW of Forni di Sotto, Italy · 8474 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.97 km N of Forni di Sopra, Italy · 8463 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.85 km NW of Tramonti di Sopra, Italy · 8449 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.12 km SE of Forni di Sopra, Italy · 8443 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.64 km ENE of Venzone, Italy · 8440 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 3.75 km S of Rennweg am Katschberg, Austria · 8439 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.56 km ENE of Gmünd, Austria · 8439 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.38 km ENE of Gmünd, Austria · 8438 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.00 km SSE of Absam, Austria · 8437 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.45 km NE of Gmünd, Austria · 8437 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 4.25 km ENE of Tramonti di Sopra, Italy · 8435 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.05 km NNE of Andreis, Italy · 8435 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.06 km E of Tramonti di Sopra, Italy · 8434 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.14 km SE of Sauris di Sotto, Italy · 8432 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.36 km NW of Tramonti di Sopra, Italy · 8431 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.50 km SW of Bordano, Italy · 8429 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 2.04 km SW of Innervillgraten, Austria · 8495 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.62 km SE of Dogna, Italy · 8497 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.77 km SW of Claut, Italy · 8499 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.72 km WNW of Chiaulis, Italy · 8511 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.40 km SW of Aldrans, Austria · 8512 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c1uu. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:00 AM UTC.