Italy earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 6 km NW of Staffa, Italy

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Staffa, Italy on Fri, Oct 24, 2003, 1:14 AM GMT+2 (23:14 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 1 km S of Randogne, Switzerland. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-10-23 23:14:16 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.000° N, 7.900° 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 usp000cb3x. 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
38°
Stations used
57

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.51 km NE of Caselle Torinese, Italy · 8381 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.49 km ESE of Samoëns, France · 8380 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.02 km NNW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8376 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.94 km SE of Viù, Italy · 8367 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.73 km S of Viù, Italy · 8366 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.16 km WNW of Baceno, Italy · 8363 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.11 km S of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland · 8360 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.02 km WNW of Tanay, Switzerland · 8358 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.80 km ENE of Randogne, Switzerland · 8357 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.71 km S of Acquarossa, Switzerland · 8357 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.13 km NW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8356 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.81 km S of Randogne, Switzerland · 8356 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.91 km S of Randogne, Switzerland · 8355 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.64 km SW of Val-d'Isère, France · 8345 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.32 km W of Villeneuve, Switzerland · 8344 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.21 km ESE of Volpiano, Italy · 8328 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.311 km N of Formazza, Italy · 8383 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.11 km WNW of Groscavallo, Italy · 8391 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.91 km N of Martigny-Ville, Switzerland · 8399 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.56 km NW of Boltigen, Switzerland · 8399 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.39 km NNW of Ollomont, Italy · 8400 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.93 km N of Chiesanuova, Italy · 8408 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.46 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8411 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cb3x. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC.