M5.5 earthquake 4 km WSW of Usseglio, Italy
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Usseglio, Italy on Sat, Jan 22, 1983, 1:41 PM GMT+1 (12:41 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-01-22 12:41:55 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.223° N, 7.164° E
- Region
- Italy
- Strongest shaking
- VI, strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VI, strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 26.9% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.7 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.16 km WNW of Aime, France · 15946 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.29 km ENE of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France · 15907 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.914 km SSW of Sauze di Cesana, Italy · 15897 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001sg7 (also filed as atlas19830122124155). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.