Italy earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 1 km ENE of Squillace, Italy

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 1 km ENE of Squillace, Italy on Thu, Apr 3, 2003, 10:43 AM GMT+2 (08:43 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 41 km SSE of Capo Rizzuto, 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
2003-04-03 08:43:57 UTC
Depth
26.1 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.787° N, 16.525° 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 usp000bu8v. 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
210°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.25 km S of Jacurso, Italy · 8585 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.52 km ESE of Paravati, Italy · 8584 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.72 km SE of Verzino, Italy · 8581 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.83 km NNW of Verzino, Italy · 8580 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.610 km WNW of San Giovanni in Fiore, Italy · 8579 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.60 km NE of Malvito, Italy · 8577 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.42 km W of Cetraro Marina, Italy · 8576 days ago · 50 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.031 km E of Santa Caterina dello Ionio Marina, Italy · 8570 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 3.441 km SSE of Capo Rizzuto, Italy · 8565 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.74 km S of Cittadella del Capo, Italy · 8560 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.32 km SSW of Cleto, Italy · 8554 days ago · 71 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 3.022 km NNW of Santa Domenica, Italy · 8553 days ago · 219 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.320 km NNW of Tropea, Italy · 8546 days ago · 70 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.13 km NNE of Santo Stefano in Aspromonte, Italy · 8532 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 3.43 km N of Paludi, Italy · 8526 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 3.26 km ESE of Roccelletta, Italy · 8586 days ago · 28 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.75 km SW of Girifalco, Italy · 8586 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.147 km W of Amantea, Italy · 8587 days ago · 249 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.423 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8592 days ago · 116 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.115 km E of Badolato Marina, Italy · 8594 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 3.329 km E of Santa Caterina dello Ionio Marina, Italy · 8595 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.222 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8598 days ago · 65 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.619 km N of Sparta', Italy · 8599 days ago · 126 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.80 km ESE of Africo Vecchio, Italy · 8608 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.81 km SSE of Africo Vecchio, Italy · 8608 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.636 km NW of Santa Domenica, Italy · 8608 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.722 km W of San Nicolò, Italy · 8613 days ago · 140 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bu8v. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:38 AM UTC.