Italy earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 2 km ESE of Taormina, Italy

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Taormina, Italy on Wed, Aug 20, 2003, 6:50 AM GMT+2 (04:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 3 km SE of Maletto, 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
2003-08-20 04:50:56 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.840° N, 15.317° 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 usp000c5e6. 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
195°, 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.45 km SE of Letojanni, Italy · 8445 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.93 km SE of Maletto, Italy · 8437 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.92 km SSE of Brolo, Italy · 8437 days ago · 119 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.49 km NNW of Villafranca Tirrena, Italy · 8436 days ago · 135 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.423 km SSE of Roghudi, Italy · 8425 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.560 km ENE of Augusta, Italy · 8422 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.32 km ESE of Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea, Italy · 8420 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.35 km ENE of Canneto, Italy · 8418 days ago · 150 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.56 km NNE of Palagonia, Italy · 8416 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.32 km NNW of Santa Domenica Vittoria, Italy · 8410 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.32 km W of Belpasso, Italy · 8398 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.54 km NNW of Tonnarella, Italy · 8394 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 2.53 km W of Platì, Italy · 8457 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.71 km SE of Linera, Italy · 8468 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.53 km NNW of Acireale, Italy · 8468 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.46 km WNW of Milo, Italy · 8473 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.322 km ESE of Letojanni, Italy · 8474 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.358 km S of Palizzi Marina, Italy · 8477 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c5e6. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC.