Italy earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2 km NW of Demonte, Italy

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Demonte, Italy on Tue, May 1, 2001, 12:54 PM GMT+2 (10:54 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 1 km NW of Valdieri, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-05-01 10:54:30 UTC
Depth
11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.338° N, 7.278° E
Region
Italy
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.12 km SSE of Robilante, Italy · 9285 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.84 km NE of Molini di Triora, Italy · 9284 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.01 km NW of Valdieri, Italy · 9283 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.55 km WNW of Valloriate, Italy · 9283 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.52 km ESE of Campomolino, Italy · 9282 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.61 km ESE of Caprie, Italy · 9281 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.212 km SE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 9280 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.84 km WSW of Claviere, Italy · 9280 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.52 km SE of Peveragno, Italy · 9279 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.11 km NE of Valdieri, Italy · 9279 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.13 km S of Monterosso Grana, Italy · 9278 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.73 km NNE of Demonte, Italy · 9278 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.98 km ESE of Briançon, France · 9278 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.98 km S of Claviere, Italy · 9278 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.88 km ESE of Briançon, France · 9278 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.67 km S of Claviere, Italy · 9278 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.610 km SSE of Claviere, Italy · 9278 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.07 km ESE of Briançon, France · 9278 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.82 km W of Tarantasca, Italy · 9278 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.81 km N of Vallecrosia, Italy · 9277 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.81 km W of Valdieri, Italy · 9276 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.92 km NE of Peille, France · 9276 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.86 km NE of Roure, Italy · 9276 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 2.513 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 9275 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 2.02 km SW of Rossi, Italy · 9274 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.010 km SSW of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9274 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.31 km SE of Sospel, France · 9274 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.33 km SSE of Acceglio, Italy · 9274 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.51 km SSW of Cartignano, Italy · 9273 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.213 km E of Guillestre, France · 9273 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 1.92 km SW of Saint-Martin-Vésubie, France · 9273 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.89 km NW of Barcelonnette, France · 9273 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 1.72 km ESE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9272 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 2.22 km W of Valdieri, Italy · 9272 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.32 km E of Castel Vittorio, Italy · 9271 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 2.53 km NNW of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 9270 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 2.22 km E of Castel Vittorio, Italy · 9270 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 1.62 km WNW of Valloriate, Italy · 9270 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 2.30 km W of Moiola, Italy · 9270 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.30 km N of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 9267 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 2.49 km NW of Barcelonnette, France · 9267 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 2.013 km S of Vinadio, Italy · 9266 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 1.56 km SW of Campomolino, Italy · 9266 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 2.04 km N of Cosio di Arroscia, Italy · 9266 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 1.91 km NW of Guillestre, France · 9265 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 2.31 km WSW of Pontechianale, Italy · 9264 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 2.30 km S of Pontechianale, Italy · 9264 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 1.71 km E of Vignolo, Italy · 9263 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 2.12 km SE of Cartignano, Italy · 9259 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 2.514 km SW of Seyne-les-Alpes, France · 9259 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 2.38 km ESE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9258 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 2.52 km NNW of Campomolino, Italy · 9258 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 2.18 km WNW of Breil-sur-Roya, France · 9257 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 2.10 km NW of Blausasc, France · 9257 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 2.813 km NW of Saint-Martin-Vésubie, France · 9256 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 1.74 km SSW of Pradleves, Italy · 9254 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 3.02 km ENE of Chiusanico, Italy · 9253 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 2.42 km SSW of Testico, Italy · 9253 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 1.92 km S of Testico, Italy · 9253 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 1.85 km ESE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9253 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 114.

Before

  1. 3.16 km S of Claviere, Italy · 9287 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.91 km NNE of Demonte, Italy · 9287 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.113 km S of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France · 9287 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.31 km SW of Castellane, France · 9287 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.70 km NE of Pramollo, Italy · 9287 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.014 km NE of Sisteron, France · 9287 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.53 km NNE of Saint-Chaffrey, France · 9288 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.00 km W of Moiola, Italy · 9290 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.814 km W of Pleyne, Italy · 9290 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.010 km NW of Saint-Martin-Vésubie, France · 9290 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.20 km SE of Caprie, Italy · 9291 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.413 km NNW of Gilette, France · 9292 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.04 km E of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9292 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.91 km WNW of Valloriate, Italy · 9292 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.74 km NNE of Aisone, Italy · 9292 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.017 km S of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France · 9292 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.0near the south coast of France · 9293 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.620 km SSE of San Lorenzo al Mare, Italy · 9293 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.00 km NW of Blausasc, France · 9295 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.86 km W of Acceglio, Italy · 9295 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away

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