Italy earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 3 km SW of Busca, Italy

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 3 km SW of Busca, Italy on Wed, Jun 20, 2001, 4:40 PM GMT+2 (14:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 3 km S of Masio, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-06-20 14:40:02 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.490° N, 7.445° 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
28

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96 km SW of Bersezio, Italy · 9236 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.91 km NNW of Caprie, Italy · 9236 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.33 km W of Sospel, France · 9235 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.215 km SE of Guillestre, France · 9235 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.92 km SSE of Testico, Italy · 9234 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.64 km WNW of Salbertrand, Italy · 9234 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.08 km SSE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9234 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.35 km NNW of Demonte, Italy · 9233 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.81 km NW of Demonte, Italy · 9232 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.51 km SSE of Castelnuovo Belbo, Italy · 9232 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.117 km NNE of Annot, France · 9232 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.68 km ESE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9231 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.32 km NNW of Pontechianale, Italy · 9231 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.13 km N of Boves, Italy · 9231 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.85 km E of Guillestre, France · 9229 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.45 km ENE of Guillestre, France · 9229 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.62 km NE of Acceglio, Italy · 9228 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.710 km NNW of Jausiers, France · 9228 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.43 km SSE of Guillestre, France · 9228 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.92 km ENE of Chiusanico, Italy · 9227 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 2.52 km NE of Chiusanico, Italy · 9226 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.08 km SE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9226 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.811 km ESE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9226 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 2.210 km SE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9226 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 2.08 km NW of Acceglio, Italy · 9225 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 3.95 km WSW of Pleyne, Italy · 9225 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 1.9France · 9225 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 1.86 km NNW of Acceglio, Italy · 9225 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.8France · 9225 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.612 km NNE of Guillestre, France · 9225 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.9France · 9225 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.29 km SSE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9225 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 2.35 km WSW of Pleyne, Italy · 9225 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.59 km SSE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9225 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.79 km SE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9225 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.82 km NNE of Diano Arentino, Italy · 9224 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 2.03 km NNW of Campomolino, Italy · 9224 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.84 km SSE of Sampeyre, Italy · 9224 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 1.91 km SE of Cesio, Italy · 9224 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.51 km E of Chiusanico, Italy · 9224 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 2.02 km NW of Montalto Ligure, Italy · 9224 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.99 km SE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9224 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 2.68 km WSW of Pleyne, Italy · 9223 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.73 km W of Pleyne, Italy · 9223 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 2.11 km NNW of Neive-Borgonovo, Italy · 9222 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 2.214 km ENE of Guillestre, France · 9220 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 2.24 km NNE of Bersezio, Italy · 9220 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.70 km ENE of Pleyne, Italy · 9219 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 2.32 km E of Roure, Italy · 9219 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.91 km NW of Roure, Italy · 9218 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 2.42 km ENE of Roure, Italy · 9218 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.11 km NNW of Gorbio, France · 9217 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 2.58 km WSW of Pleyne, Italy · 9217 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 2.18 km NW of Acceglio, Italy · 9217 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 1.68 km SE of Jausiers, France · 9216 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.96 km SSE of Jausiers, France · 9216 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 2.92 km WSW of Bersezio, Italy · 9216 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 2.29 km NNW of Levens, France · 9216 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 2.13 km ESE of Roure, Italy · 9216 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 1.87 km S of Jausiers, France · 9215 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 173.

Before

  1. 2.21 km S of Peille, France · 9238 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.319 km NNE of Annot, France · 9238 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.05 km NE of Villeneuve, France · 9238 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.11 km WSW of San Rocco, Italy · 9238 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.26 km ESE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 9239 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.73 km N of Cesana Torinese, Italy · 9240 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.35 km SW of Modane, France · 9240 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.73 km SW of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 9242 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.013 km SE of Guillestre, France · 9242 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.815 km SE of Noli, Italy · 9242 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.815 km SE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 9243 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.11 km SSW of Saint-Martin-Vésubie, France · 9243 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.94 km SSW of Barcelonnette, France · 9244 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.42 km SSW of Germagnano, Italy · 9244 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.68 km NNE of Guillestre, France · 9244 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.54 km E of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 9245 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.02 km ESE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 9245 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.22 km S of Roaschia, Italy · 9246 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.22 km E of Cartignano, Italy · 9246 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.70 km NNW of Rossana, Italy · 9246 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away

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