Italy earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 25 km NNW of Sparta', Italy

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 25 km NNW of Sparta', Italy on Sun, May 4, 2003, 3:46 AM GMT+2 (01:46 UTC), 122 km (76 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 1 km SW of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, 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
2003-05-04 01:46:32 UTC
Depth
122.2 km (75.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
38.491° N, 15.396° 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 usp000bwjn. 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
125°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.32 km SSW of Cleto, Italy · 8554 days ago · 71 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.022 km NNW of Santa Domenica, Italy · 8553 days ago · 219 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.55 km NNW of Reggio Calabria, Italy · 8551 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.320 km NNW of Tropea, Italy · 8546 days ago · 70 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.24 km N of Reggio Calabria, Italy · 8538 days ago · 75 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.43 km S of Rodì, Italy · 8535 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.51 km ESE of San Giovanni, Italy · 8534 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.51 km N of Giarre, Italy · 8534 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.13 km NNE of Santo Stefano in Aspromonte, Italy · 8532 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.714 km SSE of Lipari, Italy · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.79 km WNW of Milazzo, Italy · 8522 days ago · 109 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.418 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8520 days ago · 126 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.812 km WNW of Leni, Italy · 8519 days ago · 295 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.617 km NNE of Malfa, Italy · 8519 days ago · 134 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.87 km SW of Leni, Italy · 8519 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.76 km NNE of Fondachelli-Fantina, Italy · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.91 km W of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Italy · 8517 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 3.47 km N of Oliveri, Italy · 8514 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.61 km E of Falcone, Italy · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.711 km SW of Pianoconte, Italy · 8512 days ago · 134 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 2.80 km NNE of Giarre, Italy · 8500 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.632 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8499 days ago · 157 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 3.61 km SW of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Italy · 8496 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 2.11 km SW of Castroreale, Italy · 8496 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 2.52 km S of Rodì, Italy · 8565 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.44 km SSW of Castroreale, Italy · 8567 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.21 km W of Castroreale, Italy · 8567 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.71 km NNE of Terme, Italy · 8567 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.52 km NE of Rodì, Italy · 8567 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.41 km ESE of Rodì, Italy · 8567 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.30 km NNE of Rodì, Italy · 8567 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.51 km SSE of Rodì, Italy · 8567 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.31 km SSW of San Filippo del Mela, Italy · 8576 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.52 km ESE of Paravati, Italy · 8583 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 3.25 km S of Jacurso, Italy · 8585 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bwjn. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:42 PM UTC.