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M4.0 earthquake 26 km ESE of Noli, Italy

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 26 km ESE of Noli, Italy on Tue, Feb 6, 2001, 11:28 PM GMT+1 (22:28 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 34 km SSE of San Lorenzo al Mare, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-02-06 22:28:43 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.080° N, 8.696° E
Region
Italy
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt at Genoa and Savona.

From the USGS event page for usp000a96q. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
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Stations used
152

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 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a96q. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:20 PM UTC.