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M1.8 earthquake France

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck in France on Thu, Oct 18, 2001, 6:16 AM GMT+2 (04:16 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 10 km WNW of Bardonecchia, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-10-18 04:16:32 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.120° N, 6.502° 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
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 98 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74 km NNW of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 9117 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.214 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 9116 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.114 km SE of Guillestre, France · 9115 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.011 km NE of Jausiers, France · 9114 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.79 km SE of Valloire, France · 9114 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.14 km ESE of Prali, Italy · 9114 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.712 km WNW of Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée, France · 9113 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.69 km SSW of Embrun, France · 9113 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.69 km SSE of Valloire, France · 9112 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.24 km WNW of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9112 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.93 km NE of Sampeyre, Italy · 9112 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.011 km W of Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée, France · 9112 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.32 km ENE of Villeneuve, France · 9110 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.43 km WSW of Paesana, Italy · 9109 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.71 km SSW of Cavour, Italy · 9108 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.710 km W of Pleyne, Italy · 9107 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.84 km NW of Guillestre, France · 9107 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.46 km WSW of Barcelonnette, France · 9106 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.24 km NW of Pradleves, Italy · 9106 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.24 km N of Chorges, France · 9106 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.03 km SSE of Campomolino, Italy · 9105 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.52 km SW of Pradleves, Italy · 9104 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.69 km SSE of Jausiers, France · 9104 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.912 km NW of Acceglio, Italy · 9102 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.814 km ESE of Guillestre, France · 9102 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 2.92 km ESE of Séez, France · 9102 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 2.414 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 9102 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.52 km NW of Sanfront, Italy · 9099 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.87 km ESE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 9098 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.80 km WSW of Faule, Italy · 9098 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 2.21 km W of Salins-les-Thermes, France · 9098 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 2.811 km WNW of Bardonecchia, Italy · 9098 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 2.47 km SE of Valloire, France · 9098 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 3.010 km WNW of Bardonecchia, Italy · 9097 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 2.310 km ESE of Valloire, France · 9097 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 1.57 km SE of Valloire, France · 9097 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.813 km W of Pleyne, Italy · 9097 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 2.01 km E of Chiusa di San Michele, Italy · 9097 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 1.77 km SE of Valloire, France · 9097 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 1.55 km S of Courchevel, France · 9097 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 2.02 km S of Coise, France · 9096 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 2.64 km ESE of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France · 9095 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.24 km SW of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 9094 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.715 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 9094 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 2.59 km SE of Valloire, France · 9094 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.01 km ESE of Torre San Giorgio, Italy · 9094 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.610 km ESE of Valloire, France · 9094 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 2.29 km ESE of Valloire, France · 9094 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.612 km NE of Guillestre, France · 9094 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 2.27 km N of Le Monêtier-les-Bains, France · 9092 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.28 km S of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9092 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 1.80 km S of Pradleves, Italy · 9092 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 2.213 km W of Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée, France · 9088 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.72 km ESE of Saint-Georges-de-Commiers, France · 9087 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 2.04 km NNW of Castelnuovo Nigra, Italy · 9086 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 1.52 km N of Villeneuve, France · 9086 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.00 km SW of Pradleves, Italy · 9084 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.01 km ENE of Roure, Italy · 9083 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.86 km ENE of Le Monêtier-les-Bains, France · 9083 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.88 km NNE of Saint-Chaffrey, France · 9083 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 98.

Before

  1. 2.25 km SE of Valloire, France · 9118 days ago · 22 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.56 km SSW of Valloire, France · 9118 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.77 km SSE of Valloire, France · 9118 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.62 km SSW of Lusernetta, Italy · 9119 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.82 km SSW of Lusernetta, Italy · 9119 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.64 km SSW of Valloire, France · 9119 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.78 km SE of Valloire, France · 9119 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 3.411 km SE of Valloire, France · 9119 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.5France · 9120 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.67 km NE of Guillestre, France · 9120 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.71 km N of La Thuile, Italy · 9121 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.93 km NW of La Thuile, Italy · 9121 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.315 km NE of Guillestre, France · 9122 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.84 km SSE of Rorà, Italy · 9122 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.27 km W of Acceglio, Italy · 9123 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.714 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 9124 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.712 km W of Pleyne, Italy · 9124 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.814 km ESE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 9124 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.914 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 9124 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.314 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 9125 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away

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