Italy earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 1 km ESE of Caprie, Italy

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 1 km ESE of Caprie, Italy on Sun, May 6, 2001, 11:01 AM GMT+2 (09:01 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 6 km N of Beaufort, France. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-05-06 09:01:32 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.115° N, 7.345° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 110 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.212 km SE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 9281 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.84 km WSW of Claviere, Italy · 9281 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.52 km SE of Peveragno, Italy · 9280 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.85 km SSE of La Thuile, Italy · 9280 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.11 km NE of Valdieri, Italy · 9280 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.13 km S of Monterosso Grana, Italy · 9279 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.73 km NNE of Demonte, Italy · 9279 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.98 km ESE of Briançon, France · 9279 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.98 km S of Claviere, Italy · 9279 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.88 km ESE of Briançon, France · 9279 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.67 km S of Claviere, Italy · 9279 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.610 km SSE of Claviere, Italy · 9279 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.07 km ESE of Briançon, France · 9279 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.82 km W of Tarantasca, Italy · 9278 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.81 km W of Valdieri, Italy · 9277 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.86 km NE of Roure, Italy · 9277 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.513 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 9275 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.010 km SSW of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9275 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.610 km SSE of Valloire, France · 9275 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.33 km SSE of Acceglio, Italy · 9275 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.51 km SSW of Cartignano, Italy · 9274 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.213 km E of Guillestre, France · 9274 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 2.89 km NW of Barcelonnette, France · 9273 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.72 km ESE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9273 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 2.22 km W of Valdieri, Italy · 9273 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.07 km WNW of Balme, Italy · 9272 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 2.53 km NNW of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 9271 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.62 km WNW of Valloriate, Italy · 9271 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.30 km W of Moiola, Italy · 9271 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 2.30 km N of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 9268 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 2.49 km NW of Barcelonnette, France · 9268 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.15 km ENE of Séez, France · 9267 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.56 km SW of Campomolino, Italy · 9267 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.91 km NW of Guillestre, France · 9266 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.31 km WSW of Pontechianale, Italy · 9265 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 2.30 km S of Pontechianale, Italy · 9265 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.71 km E of Vignolo, Italy · 9263 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.12 km SE of Cartignano, Italy · 9260 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 2.38 km ESE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9259 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.52 km NNW of Campomolino, Italy · 9259 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.78 km SSW of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France · 9258 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 4.16 km N of Beaufort, France · 9257 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.74 km SSW of Pradleves, Italy · 9255 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 1.64 km E of Moûtiers, France · 9255 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 1.85 km ESE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9254 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 2.68 km SW of Bardonecchia, Italy · 9254 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 2.21 km E of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 9253 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 2.45 km SSE of Guillestre, France · 9253 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.85 km SSW of Claviere, Italy · 9251 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 2.15 km NNE of Aisone, Italy · 9251 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.010 km SSW of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9251 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.44 km ENE of Serre, Italy · 9247 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 2.12 km ENE of Serre, Italy · 9247 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 2.212 km NE of Guillestre, France · 9246 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 1.70 km NNW of Rossana, Italy · 9246 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 2.22 km E of Cartignano, Italy · 9246 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 2.22 km S of Roaschia, Italy · 9245 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.02 km ESE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 9245 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 2.54 km E of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 9245 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 2.711 km NNW of Ollomont, Italy · 9244 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 110.

Before

  1. 1.52 km ESE of Campomolino, Italy · 9283 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.55 km WNW of Valloriate, Italy · 9284 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.01 km NW of Valdieri, Italy · 9284 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.12 km SSE of Robilante, Italy · 9286 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.72 km NW of Demonte, Italy · 9286 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.05 km ESE of Val Thorens, France · 9287 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.16 km S of Claviere, Italy · 9288 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.91 km NNE of Demonte, Italy · 9288 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.70 km NE of Pramollo, Italy · 9288 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.53 km NNE of Saint-Chaffrey, France · 9289 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.74 km N of Traversella, Italy · 9290 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.72 km NNE of Traversella, Italy · 9290 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.00 km W of Moiola, Italy · 9291 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.814 km W of Pleyne, Italy · 9291 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.20 km SE of Caprie, Italy · 9292 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.04 km E of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9293 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.91 km WNW of Valloriate, Italy · 9293 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.74 km NNE of Aisone, Italy · 9293 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.86 km W of Acceglio, Italy · 9296 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.93 km NNW of Demonte, Italy · 9297 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away

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