Italy earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 5 km ENE of Sluderno, Italy

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Sluderno, Italy on Sun, Oct 26, 2003, 12:56 PM GMT+1 (11:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 1 km WNW of Satteins, Austria. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-10-26 11:56:36 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.686° N, 10.643° 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 usp000cbb1. 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
90°
Stations used
13

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.85 km ENE of Sluderno, Italy · 8376 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.30 km NW of Folgaria, Italy · 8375 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.71 km SW of Elmen, Austria · 8370 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.11 km WNW of Satteins, Austria · 8365 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.52 km SW of Frastanz, Austria · 8360 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.91 km W of Mühlau, Austria · 8346 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.71 km NW of Magasa, Italy · 8342 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.43 km SSE of Schönwies, Austria · 8326 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.62 km SW of Frastanz, Austria · 8320 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.70 km WNW of Seefeld in Tirol, Austria · 8381 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.67 km WSW of Neustift im Stubaital, Austria · 8385 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.77 km NE of Zuoz, Switzerland · 8391 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.82 km SSE of Zernez, Switzerland · 8394 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cbb1. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:30 PM UTC.