M1.8 earthquake 7 km WSW of Modane, France
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Modane, France on Wed, Nov 15, 2000, 12:00 PM GMT+1 (11:00 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 2 km ESE of Le Versoud, France. 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
- 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-11-15 11:00:04 UTC
- Depth
- 2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.188° N, 6.581° E
- Region
- France
- 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
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.83 km SE of Sampeyre, Italy · 9452 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.65 km WNW of Le Monêtier-les-Bains, France · 9450 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.214 km ENE of Guillestre, France · 9449 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.919 km NW of Pontechianale, Italy · 9449 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.019 km ENE of Guillestre, France · 9449 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.018 km NW of Pontechianale, Italy · 9449 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.56 km NNW of Caprie, Italy · 9449 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.02 km ENE of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 9449 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.35 km N of Jausiers, France · 9449 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.42 km W of Frassino, Italy · 9447 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.02 km SE of Oncino, Italy · 9447 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.61 km NW of Torre Pellice, Italy · 9445 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.27 km NNW of Vinay, France · 9444 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.72 km NE of Campomolino, Italy · 9443 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.63 km S of Cartignano, Italy · 9443 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.73 km W of Champorcher, Italy · 9443 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.720 km SW of Le Monêtier-les-Bains, France · 9442 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.41 km E of Sillingy, France · 9441 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.90 km E of Brossasco, Italy · 9437 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.01 km W of Macra, Italy · 9435 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.12 km ESE of Le Versoud, France · 9434 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.73 km S of Noasca, Italy · 9429 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.86 km WSW of Pleyne, Italy · 9428 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.53 km SW of Acceglio, Italy · 9426 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.917 km NE of Guillestre, France · 9425 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.14 km WSW of Serre, Italy · 9424 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.24 km S of Sauze di Cesana, Italy · 9423 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.314 km SSW of Val-d'Isère, France · 9421 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.86 km NE of Le Monêtier-les-Bains, France · 9418 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.15 km NNE of Le Monêtier-les-Bains, France · 9414 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.12 km NW of Campomolino, Italy · 9412 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.72 km NNW of Campomolino, Italy · 9412 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.83 km ESE of Roure, Italy · 9411 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.92 km SE of Marmora, Italy · 9407 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.53 km SW of Canosio, Italy · 9407 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.62 km ESE of Roure, Italy · 9405 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.32 km WNW of Poisat, France · 9402 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.23 km SW of Cartignano, Italy · 9400 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.11 km ENE of Prazzo Superiore, Italy · 9396 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.34 km NW of Livet-et-Gavet, France · 9395 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.91 km N of Guillestre, France · 9395 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.314 km ENE of Guillestre, France · 9394 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
Before
- 2.43 km NNE of Stroppo, Italy · 9453 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.95 km NNE of Acceglio, Italy · 9454 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.12 km ESE of Goncelin, France · 9457 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.12 km W of Acceglio, Italy · 9457 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.6northern Italy · 9458 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.44 km NNE of Frassino, Italy · 9458 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.912 km NE of Guillestre, France · 9462 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.52 km SSE of Chiesa di Macra, Italy · 9464 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.113 km ENE of Guillestre, France · 9466 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.42 km S of Canosio, Italy · 9469 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.02 km SE of Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, France · 9471 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.214 km NW of Moncenisio, Italy · 9472 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.89 km WNW of Balme, Italy · 9473 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.23 km NNW of La Roche-des-Arnauds, France · 9473 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.55 km SSE of Guillestre, France · 9473 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.412 km SE of Guillestre, France · 9474 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.98 km NE of Guillestre, France · 9477 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
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