Italy earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 24 km WNW of Leni, Italy

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 24 km WNW of Leni, Italy on Tue, Jan 27, 2004, 9:16 AM GMT+1 (08:16 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 2 km S of Leni, 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
2004-01-27 08:16:29 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.621° N, 14.554° 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 usp000cjsg. 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
190°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.92 km NNW of Brolo, Italy · 8278 days ago · 112 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.636 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8268 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.343 km WNW of Santa Domenica, Italy · 8262 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.06 km NE of Sparta', Italy · 8262 days ago · 98 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.812 km NNW of Venetico Marina, Italy · 8262 days ago · 146 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.617 km N of Sparta', Italy · 8260 days ago · 136 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.93 km E of Isnello, Italy · 8256 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.547 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8249 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.644 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy · 8239 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 3.32 km S of Leni, Italy · 8227 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 3.21 km SSW of Leni, Italy · 8227 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 3.036 km E of Ustica, Italy · 8290 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.332 km NNE of Sferracavallo, Italy · 8294 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.811 km E of Canneto, Italy · 8303 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.059 km NW of Santa Domenica, Italy · 8315 days ago · 290 km deep · 82 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cjsg. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC.