Italy earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5 km NNW of Pigna, Italy

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Pigna, Italy on Wed, Feb 21, 2001, 12:38 AM GMT+1 (23:38 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 28 km SSE of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France. 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
2001-02-20 23:38:34 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.980° N, 7.631° E
Region
Italy
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 88 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.28 km WSW of Gilette, France · 9355 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.11 km N of Levens, France · 9353 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 3.05 km SSE of Oncino, Italy · 9352 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.25 km NNE of Sampeyre, Italy · 9352 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.7northern Italy · 9352 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.54 km NNW of Sampeyre, Italy · 9352 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.33 km SSW of Paesana, Italy · 9352 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.53 km W of Sanfront, Italy · 9352 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.35 km SSE of Oncino, Italy · 9352 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.35 km SSE of Oncino, Italy · 9352 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.45 km NNE of Sampeyre, Italy · 9351 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.36 km NE of Sampeyre, Italy · 9351 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 4.628 km SSE of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France · 9350 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.426 km SSE of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France · 9350 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.421 km SSE of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France · 9350 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.410 km W of Pleyne, Italy · 9349 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.52 km ENE of Chiusanico, Italy · 9349 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.00 km ENE of Stroppo, Italy · 9348 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.51 km S of Dolceacqua, Italy · 9347 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.83 km NNW of Saint-Martin-Vésubie, France · 9347 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.324 km SSE of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France · 9347 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 2.322 km SSE of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France · 9346 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.92 km S of Testico, Italy · 9344 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 2.03 km SSE of Campomolino, Italy · 9344 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 2.134 km SE of Marina di Andora, Italy · 9343 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.917 km S of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France · 9342 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.34 km SW of Saint-Martin-Vésubie, France · 9341 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 2.62 km SW of Canosio, Italy · 9341 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.92 km S of Testico, Italy · 9341 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 2.82 km NE of Pradleves, Italy · 9341 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 2.13 km NW of Montalto Ligure, Italy · 9338 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.226 km SE of Noli, Italy · 9334 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 3.128 km SE of Noli, Italy · 9334 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 4.634 km SSE of San Lorenzo al Mare, Italy · 9334 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.90 km N of Mallare, Italy · 9333 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.331 km SSE of San Lorenzo al Mare, Italy · 9333 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 1.917 km ESE of Bergeggi, Italy · 9332 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.14 km SE of Campomolino, Italy · 9332 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 2.528 km SSE of San Lorenzo al Mare, Italy · 9332 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 2.110 km SE of Bordighera, Italy · 9330 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 2.07 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 9330 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 2.23 km SSE of Demonte, Italy · 9329 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.429 km SE of Noli, Italy · 9329 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.32 km NNE of Macra, Italy · 9325 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 1.94 km N of Briga Alta, Italy · 9324 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.23 km SSE of Boves, Italy · 9323 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 2.624 km SE of Noli, Italy · 9323 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 2.110 km WNW of Pontechianale, Italy · 9323 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.917 km S of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France · 9321 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 2.00 km NE of Bajardo, Italy · 9318 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 2.31 km S of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 9318 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.45 km NNE of Cosio di Arroscia, Italy · 9317 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 2.636 km SSE of Santo Stefano al Mare, Italy · 9317 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.41 km SSE of Stroppo, Italy · 9317 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 1.95 km NNE of Cosio di Arroscia, Italy · 9317 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 2.01 km NW of Piasco, Italy · 9317 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 1.84 km SW of Ormea, Italy · 9316 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 1.816 km SSE of Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée, France · 9316 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 2.440 km SSE of Santo Stefano al Mare, Italy · 9315 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.84 km NNW of Armo, Italy · 9315 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 88.

Before

  1. 2.325 km SE of Noli, Italy · 9355 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.01 km SE of Castel Vittorio, Italy · 9356 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.33 km NNE of Sampeyre, Italy · 9357 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.83 km SE of Oncino, Italy · 9357 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.43 km SSW of Acceglio, Italy · 9357 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.213 km ESE of Bergeggi, Italy · 9357 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.24 km NE of Sainte-Agnès, France · 9360 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.43 km NNE of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 9361 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.91 km W of Gorbio, France · 9363 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.97 km SE of Entracque, Italy · 9364 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.00 km SSW of Pradleves, Italy · 9364 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.95 km NE of Sampeyre, Italy · 9364 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.625 km SE of Noli, Italy · 9364 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.44 km N of Levens, France · 9367 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.526 km SE of Noli, Italy · 9369 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.423 km SE of Noli, Italy · 9369 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 4.026 km ESE of Noli, Italy · 9369 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.22 km ENE of Chiusanico, Italy · 9377 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.010 km N of Le Bar-sur-Loup, France · 9378 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.22 km NE of San Pietro d'Olba, Italy · 9379 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aa0f. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:13 PM UTC.