Italy earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake Ligurian Sea

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck in the Ligurian Sea on Sun, Sep 17, 2000, 11:00 AM GMT+2 (09:00 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 18 km ESE of Bergeggi, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-09-17 09:00:01 UTC
Depth
0.7 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.923° N, 8.646° 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.

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: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.92 km W of Villa Faraldi, Italy · 9512 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.95 km S of San Remo, Italy · 9512 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.45 km SSE of Ospedaletti, Italy · 9511 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.51 km ESE of Chiusanico, Italy · 9510 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.31 km WSW of Castelnuovo Belbo, Italy · 9504 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.53 km SW of Castelnuovo Belbo, Italy · 9504 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.273 km SSE of Bordighera, Italy · 9502 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.62 km SSW of Rossi, Italy · 9501 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.40 km NNW of Castelnuovo Belbo, Italy · 9499 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.21 km S of Ghiare-Madonna, Italy · 9496 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.12 km SE of Carentino, Italy · 9493 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.20 km NE of Tassarolo, Italy · 9492 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.02 km SE of Carentino, Italy · 9490 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.030 km SSE of Bordighera, Italy · 9489 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.725 km SSE of Bordighera, Italy · 9489 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.91 km N of Tende, France · 9489 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.72 km WSW of Villa Faraldi, Italy · 9487 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.16 km NNW of Ormea, Italy · 9486 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 3.018 km ESE of Bergeggi, Italy · 9484 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.12 km SE of Carentino, Italy · 9483 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.93 km SSE of Carentino, Italy · 9482 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.054 km ESE of Marina di Andora, Italy · 9481 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 2.35 km SW of Briga Alta, Italy · 9480 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.22 km S of Carentino, Italy · 9480 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.224 km ESE of Albenga, Italy · 9479 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.91 km E of Bruno, Italy · 9479 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.32 km NNW of Strevi, Italy · 9477 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.423 km ESE of Albenga, Italy · 9477 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.01 km SW of Testico, Italy · 9476 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 1.91 km ESE of Cesio, Italy · 9473 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 2.3northern Italy · 9472 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.11 km NW of Cosio di Arroscia, Italy · 9465 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.00 km NW of Cosio di Arroscia, Italy · 9465 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 2.01 km SE of Mombaruzzo, Italy · 9464 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.948 km SSE of San Lorenzo al Mare, Italy · 9464 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 1.72 km E of Vernante, Italy · 9463 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.00 km NE of Rocchetta Palafea, Italy · 9461 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 2.31 km S of Boves, Italy · 9460 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 2.22 km ENE of Bruno, Italy · 9458 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.48 km SSE of Cap-d'Ail, France · 9458 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 2.01 km NNW of Ceriana, Italy · 9457 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 2.523 km SSE of Cervo, Italy · 9515 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.96 km SSE of Ospedaletti, Italy · 9515 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.27 km SSE of Ospedaletti, Italy · 9515 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.02 km E of Bruno, Italy · 9515 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.80 km SE of Castelletto Molina, Italy · 9515 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.92 km NE of Mombaruzzo, Italy · 9516 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.02 km SE of Carentino, Italy · 9517 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.73 km WSW of Gamalero, Italy · 9517 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.01 km SW of Testico, Italy · 9518 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.92 km E of Bruno, Italy · 9519 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.61 km SSW of Stellanello, Italy · 9519 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.92 km E of Pietrabruna, Italy · 9519 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.22 km SSW of Aurigo, Italy · 9519 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.234 km ESE of Marina di Andora, Italy · 9520 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.82 km WNW of Prelà Castello, Italy · 9520 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.629 km SW of Portofino, Italy · 9521 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.02 km E of Nizza Monferrato, Italy · 9521 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.01 km S of Testico, Italy · 9521 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.32 km S of Chiusa di Pesio, Italy · 9522 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.02 km SSE of Testico, Italy · 9523 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a0cf. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:57 AM UTC.