Italy earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 2 km NNW of Verbicaro, Italy

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Verbicaro, Italy on Sat, Nov 15, 2003, 6:14 AM GMT+1 (05:14 UTC), 274 km (170 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 3 km W of Padula, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-11-15 05:14:13 UTC
Depth
273.9 km (170.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
39.779° N, 15.895° 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 usp000ccwn. 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
116°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.44 km NE of Savoia di Lucania, Italy · 8359 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.84 km WSW of Marsico Nuovo, Italy · 8357 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.51 km N of Parenti, Italy · 8357 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.7southern Italy · 8348 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.440 km S of Marina di Camerota, Italy · 8344 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.03 km W of Padula, Italy · 8329 days ago · 313 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.059 km NW of Santa Domenica, Italy · 8315 days ago · 290 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.86 km E of Parenti, Italy · 8312 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.60 km W of Panettieri, Italy · 8310 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.59 km N of Taverna, Italy · 8309 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.40 km W of Soveria Mannelli, Italy · 8309 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 2.41 km SW of Caggiano, Italy · 8363 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.931 km WSW of San Lucido, Italy · 8377 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ccwn. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:23 AM UTC.