M3.6 earthquake 2 km W of Chiusaforte, Italy
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 2 km W of Chiusaforte, Italy on Sun, May 27, 1979, 10:50 AM GMT+2 (08:50 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-05-27 08:50:39 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.406° N, 13.276° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.63 km WNW of Chiusaforte, Italy · 17295 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.12 km N of Moggio Udinese, Italy · 17284 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.44 km SE of Venzone, Italy · 17272 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.95 km NNW of Lusevera, Italy · 17268 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.15 km NNE of Anduins, Italy · 17259 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.93 km SE of Mel, Italy · 17239 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00010xp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:55 AM UTC.