Italy earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 20 km NNW of Tropea, Italy

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 20 km NNW of Tropea, Italy on Tue, May 13, 2003, 4:16 AM GMT+2 (02:16 UTC), 70 km (43 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
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-05-13 02:16:45 UTC
Depth
69.9 km (43.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.846° N, 15.804° 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 usp000bx4v. 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
201°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.24 km N of Reggio Calabria, Italy · 8538 days ago · 75 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.13 km NNE of Santo Stefano in Aspromonte, Italy · 8532 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.714 km SSE of Lipari, Italy · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.79 km WNW of Milazzo, Italy · 8522 days ago · 109 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.418 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8520 days ago · 126 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.812 km WNW of Leni, Italy · 8519 days ago · 295 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.617 km NNE of Malfa, Italy · 8519 days ago · 134 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.87 km SW of Leni, Italy · 8519 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.91 km W of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Italy · 8517 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.47 km N of Oliveri, Italy · 8514 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.711 km SW of Pianoconte, Italy · 8512 days ago · 134 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.632 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8499 days ago · 157 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 3.61 km SW of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Italy · 8496 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.11 km SW of Castroreale, Italy · 8496 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.40 km ESE of Sparta', Italy · 8490 days ago · 55 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 3.334 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8489 days ago · 238 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.20 km WSW of Castroreale, Italy · 8486 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.55 km NNW of Reggio Calabria, Italy · 8551 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 3.022 km NNW of Santa Domenica, Italy · 8553 days ago · 219 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.32 km SSW of Cleto, Italy · 8554 days ago · 71 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.425 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8555 days ago · 122 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.74 km S of Cittadella del Capo, Italy · 8560 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.21 km W of Castroreale, Italy · 8567 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.71 km NNE of Terme, Italy · 8567 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.52 km NE of Rodì, Italy · 8567 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.41 km ESE of Rodì, Italy · 8567 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.30 km NNE of Rodì, Italy · 8567 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.51 km SSE of Rodì, Italy · 8567 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.42 km W of Cetraro Marina, Italy · 8575 days ago · 50 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.31 km SSW of San Filippo del Mela, Italy · 8576 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bx4v. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:01 PM UTC.