Italy earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake southern Italy

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck in southern Italy on Sun, Mar 23, 2003, 7:11 PM GMT+1 (18:11 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 2 km NE of Campolieto, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-03-23 18:11:45 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.483° N, 13.811° 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 usp000btbe. 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
186°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.23 km W of Colletorto, Italy · 8597 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.12 km SSE of San Potito Sannitico, Italy · 8593 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.95 km SSW of Bonefro, Italy · 8592 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.23 km NE of Campolieto, Italy · 8590 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.51 km NNW of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8590 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.92 km SSW of Morrone del Sannio, Italy · 8585 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.80 km E of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8583 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.51 km W of Monticchio, Italy · 8582 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.52 km SW of Duronia, Italy · 8580 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.51 km NNW of Scanno, Italy · 8579 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.42 km ESE of Lupara, Italy · 8578 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 3.00 km NE of Domicella, Italy · 8568 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 3.93 km E of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8561 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.61 km SW of Provvidenti, Italy · 8561 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.32 km NNW of Provvidenti, Italy · 8560 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.31 km NW of Carlantino, Italy · 8560 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.80 km NNW of Carlantino, Italy · 8560 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 3.72 km NNW of Carlantino, Italy · 8560 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.15 km SW of Bonefro, Italy · 8559 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.30 km NNE of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8559 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 4.12 km NE of Campolieto, Italy · 8557 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.40 km NW of Bonefro, Italy · 8549 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.32 km ESE of Provvidenti, Italy · 8546 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.24 km SW of Bonefro, Italy · 8597 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.53 km SE of Provvidenti, Italy · 8599 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.12 km W of Montelongo, Italy · 8600 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.34 km ENE of San Biagio Saracinisco, Italy · 8603 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.50 km NE of Caporciano, Italy · 8604 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.55 km ENE of Castelpagano, Italy · 8607 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.51 km SE of San Vittore del Lazio, Italy · 8610 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.12 km N of Sant'Elia a Pianisi, Italy · 8614 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.52 km ESE of Castrocielo, Italy · 8614 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.43 km WSW of Bonefro, Italy · 8616 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.72 km SW of Ripabottoni, Italy · 8617 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.5southern Italy · 8617 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.21 km WNW of Provvidenti, Italy · 8618 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.31 km WSW of Cerchio, Italy · 8618 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.42 km NE of Pescocostanzo, Italy · 8620 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.00 km NNE of Belmonte Castello, Italy · 8621 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.71 km WSW of Acquaviva d'Isernia, Italy · 8623 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.30 km NW of Rionero Sannitico, Italy · 8623 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 3.04 km WSW of Borgo Sabotino-Foce Verde, Italy · 8624 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.60 km NW of Provvidenti, Italy · 8626 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000btbe. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC.