M3.5 earthquake 2 km NW of Chiusaforte, Italy
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Chiusaforte, Italy on Sat, May 26, 1979, 5:23 PM GMT+1 (16:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 5 km NNW of Lusevera, Italy. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-05-26 16:23:00 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.425° N, 13.277° E
- Region
- Italy
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
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
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.5Austria-Italy-Slovenia border region · 17294 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.4Austria-Italy-Slovenia border region · 17294 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.62 km W of Chiusaforte, Italy · 17294 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.63 km WNW of Chiusaforte, Italy · 17294 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.12 km N of Moggio Udinese, Italy · 17283 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.44 km SE of Venzone, Italy · 17271 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.95 km NNW of Lusevera, Italy · 17266 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.15 km NNE of Anduins, Italy · 17258 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.93 km SE of Mel, Italy · 17238 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00010wt. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:20 PM UTC.