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M2.5 earthquake France

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck in France on Mon, Oct 15, 2001, 9:16 PM GMT+2 (19:16 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 11 km SE of Valloire, France. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-10-15 19:16:26 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.733° N, 6.732° 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.

Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 136 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.411 km SE of Valloire, France · 9118 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.78 km SE of Valloire, France · 9118 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.64 km SSW of Valloire, France · 9118 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.32 km NW of Rittana, Italy · 9118 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.82 km SSW of Lusernetta, Italy · 9117 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.92 km NNW of Demonte, Italy · 9117 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.62 km SSW of Lusernetta, Italy · 9117 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.77 km SSE of Valloire, France · 9117 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.56 km SSW of Valloire, France · 9117 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.25 km SE of Valloire, France · 9117 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.08 km W of Saint-Martin-Vésubie, France · 9117 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.8France · 9116 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.74 km NNW of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 9116 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.214 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 9115 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.114 km SE of Guillestre, France · 9113 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.52 km NNE of Demonte, Italy · 9113 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.011 km NE of Jausiers, France · 9113 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.79 km SE of Valloire, France · 9112 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.910 km W of Saint-Martin-Vésubie, France · 9112 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.14 km ESE of Prali, Italy · 9112 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 2.712 km WNW of Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée, France · 9111 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.69 km SSW of Embrun, France · 9111 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.69 km SSE of Valloire, France · 9111 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 2.24 km WNW of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9111 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 1.93 km NE of Sampeyre, Italy · 9111 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.011 km W of Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée, France · 9110 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 2.01 km WSW of Monterosso Grana, Italy · 9110 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.32 km ENE of Villeneuve, France · 9108 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.71 km SSE of Monterosso Grana, Italy · 9108 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 2.19 km SSW of Entracque, Italy · 9108 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.43 km WSW of Paesana, Italy · 9108 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 1.71 km SSW of Cavour, Italy · 9106 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.710 km W of Pleyne, Italy · 9105 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.84 km NW of Guillestre, France · 9105 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.46 km WSW of Barcelonnette, France · 9105 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 2.24 km NW of Pradleves, Italy · 9105 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 2.24 km N of Chorges, France · 9104 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.03 km SSE of Campomolino, Italy · 9104 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.52 km SW of Pradleves, Italy · 9102 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 2.69 km SSE of Jausiers, France · 9102 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 2.03 km S of Pradleves, Italy · 9101 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 2.04 km W of Valdieri, Italy · 9101 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.92 km NW of Demonte, Italy · 9101 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.912 km NW of Acceglio, Italy · 9101 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.814 km ESE of Guillestre, France · 9101 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.92 km ESE of Séez, France · 9101 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 2.414 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 9100 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.59 km NW of Breil-sur-Roya, France · 9099 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.52 km NW of Sanfront, Italy · 9098 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.87 km ESE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 9097 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.80 km WSW of Faule, Italy · 9097 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 2.21 km W of Salins-les-Thermes, France · 9096 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.811 km WNW of Bardonecchia, Italy · 9096 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 2.47 km SE of Valloire, France · 9096 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 3.010 km WNW of Bardonecchia, Italy · 9096 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 2.310 km ESE of Valloire, France · 9096 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.57 km SE of Valloire, France · 9096 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 1.813 km W of Pleyne, Italy · 9096 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 2.01 km E of Chiusa di San Michele, Italy · 9095 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.77 km SE of Valloire, France · 9095 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 136.

Before

  1. 2.67 km NE of Guillestre, France · 9118 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.315 km NE of Guillestre, France · 9120 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.11 km SSE of Valgrana, Italy · 9120 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.84 km SSE of Rorà, Italy · 9121 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.27 km W of Acceglio, Italy · 9122 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.714 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 9122 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.712 km W of Pleyne, Italy · 9122 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.814 km ESE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 9122 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.914 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 9122 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.314 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 9123 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.71 km SSW of Angrogna, Italy · 9124 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.51 km SE of Torre Pellice, Italy · 9124 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.45 km NE of Volonne, France · 9125 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.73 km NNE of Moretta, Italy · 9126 days ago · 47 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.43 km S of Cartignano, Italy · 9126 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.810 km WNW of Saint-Martin-Vésubie, France · 9127 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.31 km NW of Torre Pellice, Italy · 9128 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.13 km SE of Boves, Italy · 9128 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.01 km NNE of Coazze, Italy · 9128 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.31 km N of Torre Pellice, Italy · 9128 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away

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