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M2.8 earthquake 1 km SW of Carruba, Italy

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 1 km SW of Carruba, Italy on Thu, Jan 15, 2004, 8:53 PM GMT+1 (19:53 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 1 km W of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-01-15 19:53:23 UTC
Depth
2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.678° N, 15.174° 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 usp000chyg. 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

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Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.32 km NNE of Nunziata, Italy · 8299 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.92 km NNW of Brolo, Italy · 8278 days ago · 112 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.01 km W of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8273 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.72 km S of Linguaglossa, Italy · 8273 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.31 km SW of San Giovanni, Italy · 8269 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.72 km SSE of Cardeto, Italy · 8265 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 3.06 km NE of Sparta', Italy · 8262 days ago · 98 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.812 km NNW of Venetico Marina, Italy · 8262 days ago · 146 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.617 km N of Sparta', Italy · 8260 days ago · 136 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.73 km SE of Linera, Italy · 8241 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 2.811 km E of Canneto, Italy · 8303 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.60 km E of Linera, Italy · 8322 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.53 km ENE of Carruba, Italy · 8325 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.51 km WSW of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Italy · 8327 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000chyg. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:20 PM UTC.