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M2.6 earthquake 0 km W of Panettieri, Italy

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 0 km W of Panettieri, Italy on Sun, Jan 4, 2004, 4:37 AM GMT+1 (03:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 3 km W of Colosimi, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-01-04 03:37:02 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.060° N, 16.445° 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 usp000ch1u. 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
185°, 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.59 km N of Taverna, Italy · 8309 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.40 km W of Soveria Mannelli, Italy · 8308 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.44 km S of Mormanno, Italy · 8300 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.74 km NNW of San Demetrio Corone, Italy · 8281 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.68 km SE of Villapiana Lido, Italy · 8267 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.343 km WNW of Santa Domenica, Italy · 8262 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.03 km W of Colosimi, Italy · 8255 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 2.86 km E of Parenti, Italy · 8312 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.059 km NW of Santa Domenica, Italy · 8314 days ago · 290 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.82 km SSW of Pizzo, Italy · 8323 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.614 km SW of San Nicolò, Italy · 8326 days ago · 79 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.538 km ENE of Crotone, Italy · 8335 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ch1u. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.