M2.3 earthquake 60 km SSE of Imperia, Italy
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 60 km SSE of Imperia, Italy on Sun, Apr 15, 2001, 2:00 PM GMT+2 (12:00 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 26 km SE of Noli, Italy. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-04-15 12:00:28 UTC
- Depth
- 6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 43.428° N, 8.431° 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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.95 km SW of Ormea, Italy · 9301 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.920 km SE of Cervo, Italy · 9300 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.917 km SE of Noli, Italy · 9298 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.81 km N of Diano Arentino, Italy · 9296 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.00 km NW of Blausasc, France · 9295 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.620 km SSE of San Lorenzo al Mare, Italy · 9293 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.0near the south coast of France · 9292 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.017 km S of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France · 9292 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.474 km ESE of Marina di Andora, Italy · 9289 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.576 km ESE of Marina di Andora, Italy · 9289 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.269 km ESE of Marina di Andora, Italy · 9289 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.474 km SSW of Portofino, Italy · 9288 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.870 km SSW of Portofino, Italy · 9288 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.373 km ESE of Marina di Andora, Italy · 9288 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.113 km S of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France · 9287 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.3northern Italy · 9286 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.84 km NE of Molini di Triora, Italy · 9283 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.023 km ESE of Albenga, Italy · 9280 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.81 km N of Vallecrosia, Italy · 9277 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.92 km NE of Peille, France · 9276 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.02 km SW of Rossi, Italy · 9274 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.31 km SE of Sospel, France · 9274 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.916 km SE of Noli, Italy · 9273 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.32 km E of Castel Vittorio, Italy · 9270 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.22 km E of Castel Vittorio, Italy · 9270 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.827 km SE of Noli, Italy · 9267 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.04 km N of Cosio di Arroscia, Italy · 9265 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.339 km ESE of Marina di Andora, Italy · 9262 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.558 km SSE of San Lorenzo al Mare, Italy · 9259 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.10 km NW of Blausasc, France · 9256 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.02 km ENE of Chiusanico, Italy · 9253 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.469 km ESE of Marina di Andora, Italy · 9253 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.42 km SSW of Testico, Italy · 9253 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.92 km S of Testico, Italy · 9253 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.726 km SE of Noli, Italy · 9253 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.428 km SE of Noli, Italy · 9253 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.425 km SE of Noli, Italy · 9253 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.32 km NE of Chiusanico, Italy · 9253 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.22 km S of Testico, Italy · 9253 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.02 km SW of Rossi, Italy · 9251 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.13 km NNW of Armo, Italy · 9249 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.13 km NNW of Armo, Italy · 9248 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.92 km WSW of Montegrosso Pian Latte, Italy · 9248 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.411 km SE of San Lorenzo al Mare, Italy · 9246 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
Before
- 2.12 km S of Testico, Italy · 9303 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.12 km WNW of Armo, Italy · 9304 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.00 km W of Zuccarello, Italy · 9306 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.529 km SSE of San Lorenzo al Mare, Italy · 9312 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.01 km E of Soldano, Italy · 9313 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.20 km ESE of Peille, France · 9313 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.11 km NW of La Turbie, France · 9314 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.84 km NNW of Armo, Italy · 9315 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.440 km SSE of Santo Stefano al Mare, Italy · 9315 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.84 km SW of Ormea, Italy · 9316 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.95 km NNE of Cosio di Arroscia, Italy · 9317 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.636 km SSE of Santo Stefano al Mare, Italy · 9317 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.45 km NNE of Cosio di Arroscia, Italy · 9317 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.00 km NE of Bajardo, Italy · 9318 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.917 km S of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France · 9321 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.624 km SE of Noli, Italy · 9323 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.94 km N of Briga Alta, Italy · 9324 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.429 km SE of Noli, Italy · 9329 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.110 km SE of Bordighera, Italy · 9330 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ad9v. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:14 PM UTC.