M2.3 earthquake 3 km ESE of Rumilly, France
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of Rumilly, France on Mon, Apr 17, 2000, 8:06 PM GMT+2 (18:06 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 1 km WSW of Belle-Plagne, 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
- 2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-04-17 18:06:24 UTC
- Depth
- 4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.846° N, 5.983° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.43 km SSE of Rumilly, France · 9665 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.32 km NW of Autrans, France · 9657 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.34 km WSW of Saint-Jean-d'Aulps, France · 9653 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.03 km SW of San Leonardo, Italy · 9649 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.97 km S of La Thuile, Italy · 9647 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.76 km ESE of Morzine, France · 9645 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.72 km NW of Courmayeur, Italy · 9645 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.31 km S of Morzine, France · 9645 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.02 km SSW of Grignon, France · 9633 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.62 km SW of Aime, France · 9621 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.21 km WSW of Belle-Plagne, France · 9621 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.13 km ENE of Aigueblanche, France · 9620 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.56 km NNE of Val Thorens, France · 9620 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.94 km SW of Saint-Baldoph, France · 9618 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.412 km N of Moncenisio, Italy · 9612 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.42 km ESE of Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, France · 9607 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.53 km E of Valloire, France · 9606 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
Before
- 2.71 km SSE of Rumilly, France · 9665 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.93 km WSW of Châtel, France · 9670 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.81 km ESE of Rumilly, France · 9674 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.63 km WNW of Vernayaz, Switzerland · 9674 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.13 km S of Marcellaz-Albanais, France · 9675 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.41 km W of Saint-Romain-en-Gal, France · 9678 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.19 km WSW of Frangy, France · 9678 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.21 km E of Morgex, Italy · 9679 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.93 km ENE of Bozel, France · 9681 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.21 km E of Drumettaz, France · 9682 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.21 km NNE of Grésy-sur-Isère, France · 9684 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.52 km N of Cruet, France · 9686 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.31 km WNW of Coise, France · 9686 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.03 km N of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France · 9688 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
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