M2.5 earthquake 2 km S of Barcis, Italy
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 2 km S of Barcis, Italy on Fri, May 18, 2001, 6:15 PM GMT+2 (16:15 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 2 km W of Fonzaso, Italy. 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
- 2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-05-18 16:15:33 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.168° N, 12.558° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.05 km SSW of Sappada, Italy · 9252 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.02 km W of Fonzaso, Italy · 9242 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.69 km N of Tolmin, Slovenia · 9224 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.74 km E of Deskle, Slovenia · 9220 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.96 km ENE of Kobarid, Slovenia · 9219 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000af4x. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:13 AM UTC.