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M1.6 earthquake 0 km NE of Pierre-Châtel, France

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 0 km NE of Pierre-Châtel, France on Fri, Aug 24, 2001, 6:46 AM GMT+2 (04:46 UTC), 2 km (1 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-08-24 04:46:02 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.961° N, 5.780° 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
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.210 km NE of Jausiers, France · 9171 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.110 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 9171 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.19 km ESE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9169 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.80 km SE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9169 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.44 km SE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9169 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.96 km ENE of Theys, France · 9169 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.17 km SSE of Allevard, France · 9169 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.19 km SSE of Allevard, France · 9169 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.76 km S of Allevard, France · 9168 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.92 km SW of Revel, France · 9167 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.512 km ESE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9167 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.07 km W of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9167 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.117 km SW of Prali, Italy · 9164 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.29 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 9163 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.817 km NE of Guillestre, France · 9159 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.614 km W of Pleyne, Italy · 9158 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.614 km SE of Guillestre, France · 9158 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.912 km WSW of Pleyne, Italy · 9157 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.311 km WSW of Pleyne, Italy · 9157 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.910 km SE of Valloire, France · 9156 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.015 km W of Pleyne, Italy · 9156 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.312 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 9155 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.5France · 9155 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.612 km NW of Acceglio, Italy · 9155 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.412 km WSW of Pleyne, Italy · 9155 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.34 km NW of Barcelonnette, France · 9155 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.612 km NW of Acceglio, Italy · 9155 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.72 km E of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9155 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 2.214 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 9152 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.216 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 9151 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 2.13 km SE of Guillestre, France · 9149 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 2.513 km W of Pleyne, Italy · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.313 km NW of Acceglio, Italy · 9145 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.216 km ENE of Guillestre, France · 9142 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.82 km E of Moûtiers, France · 9137 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.90 km NNE of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France · 9134 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 1.53 km ESE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9132 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 2.318 km ENE of Buis-les-Baronnies, France · 9126 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 2.45 km NE of Volonne, France · 9125 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 2.314 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 9124 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.914 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 9123 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.814 km ESE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 9122 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.712 km W of Pleyne, Italy · 9122 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.714 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 9122 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 2.315 km NE of Guillestre, France · 9120 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.67 km NE of Guillestre, France · 9119 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 2.5France · 9119 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 3.411 km SE of Valloire, France · 9118 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.78 km SE of Valloire, France · 9118 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.64 km SSW of Valloire, France · 9118 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 2.77 km SSE of Valloire, France · 9117 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 2.56 km SSW of Valloire, France · 9117 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 2.25 km SE of Valloire, France · 9117 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 1.8France · 9116 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 2.214 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 9115 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 2.114 km SE of Guillestre, France · 9114 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 2.011 km NE of Jausiers, France · 9113 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.79 km SE of Valloire, France · 9113 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 1.69 km SSW of Embrun, France · 9111 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 1.69 km SSE of Valloire, France · 9111 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 1.69 km WNW of Pleyne, Italy · 9171 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.912 km SSE of Guillestre, France · 9172 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.54 km SSE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9173 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.65 km ESE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9175 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.24 km NW of Salbertrand, Italy · 9175 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.74 km WNW of Salbertrand, Italy · 9175 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.51 km N of Bozel, France · 9176 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.03 km NNW of Belley, France · 9177 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.62 km NW of Bozel, France · 9179 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.711 km NE of Guillestre, France · 9181 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.15 km E of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9183 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.09 km ESE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 9183 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.611 km SSE of Claviere, Italy · 9183 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.29 km ESE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 9183 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.91 km WSW of Brison-Saint-Innocent, France · 9184 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.15 km SE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9184 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.95 km SSE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 9184 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.75 km SSE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 9184 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.79 km SSE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9185 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.86 km SE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 9186 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away

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