Italy earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km WNW of Pleyne, Italy

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Pleyne, Italy on Thu, Aug 23, 2001, 11:33 PM GMT+2 (21:33 UTC), 15 km (9 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
2001-08-23 21:33:45 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.600° N, 6.904° 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
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 141 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.60 km NE of Pierre-Châtel, France · 9172 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.210 km NE of Jausiers, France · 9171 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.110 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 9171 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.42 km WSW of Scalenghe, Italy · 9171 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.911 km WNW of Saint-Martin-Vésubie, France · 9171 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.19 km ESE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9170 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.80 km SE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9170 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.73 km E of Roure, Italy · 9170 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.61 km WSW of Pontechianale, Italy · 9170 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.85 km NNE of Monastero di Lanzo, Italy · 9169 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.44 km SE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9169 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.512 km ESE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9167 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.07 km W of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9167 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.22 km SSE of Monterosso Grana, Italy · 9167 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.04 km SW of Rorà, Italy · 9165 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.117 km SW of Prali, Italy · 9165 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.53 km ENE of Sampeyre, Italy · 9164 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.29 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 9164 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.89 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 9162 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.93 km SSW of Mattie, Italy · 9162 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 1.99 km W of Acceglio, Italy · 9162 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.01 km E of Bobbio Pellice, Italy · 9162 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 1.80 km ESE of Crissolo, Italy · 9162 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.79 km WSW of Pleyne, Italy · 9161 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.99 km S of Frabosa Soprana, Italy · 9161 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.39 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 9161 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 1.817 km NE of Guillestre, France · 9159 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 1.614 km W of Pleyne, Italy · 9159 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 2.614 km SE of Guillestre, France · 9158 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 2.37 km N of Cosio di Arroscia, Italy · 9158 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.9northern Italy · 9157 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 1.912 km WSW of Pleyne, Italy · 9157 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.311 km WSW of Pleyne, Italy · 9157 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 1.910 km SE of Valloire, France · 9157 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 2.64 km N of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 9156 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 2.015 km W of Pleyne, Italy · 9156 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.312 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 9156 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 2.5France · 9156 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.612 km NW of Acceglio, Italy · 9156 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 2.412 km WSW of Pleyne, Italy · 9155 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.34 km NW of Barcelonnette, France · 9155 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 2.612 km NW of Acceglio, Italy · 9155 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.72 km E of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9155 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 1.83 km N of Demonte, Italy · 9153 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 2.92 km SW of Mezzenile, Italy · 9153 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.71 km SSW of Monterosso Grana, Italy · 9153 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 2.214 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 9153 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 2.02 km N of Olivetta San Michele, Italy · 9152 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 2.83 km ESE of Roure, Italy · 9151 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 2.216 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 9151 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 2.01 km SSW of Aisone, Italy · 9151 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.03 km E of Roure, Italy · 9151 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 2.05 km SW of Monterosso Grana, Italy · 9150 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 2.13 km SE of Guillestre, France · 9150 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 2.55 km E of Roquebillière, France · 9150 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 2.59 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 9148 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 2.15 km N of Sospel, France · 9148 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.64 km N of Acceglio, Italy · 9148 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 2.513 km W of Pleyne, Italy · 9148 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.56 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 141.

Before

  1. 1.912 km SSE of Guillestre, France · 9173 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.54 km SSE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9174 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.65 km ESE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9175 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.12 km ENE of Pradleves, Italy · 9176 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.24 km NW of Salbertrand, Italy · 9176 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.74 km WNW of Salbertrand, Italy · 9176 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.51 km N of Bozel, France · 9176 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.02 km SSW of Monterosso Grana, Italy · 9177 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.64 km SW of Vinadio, Italy · 9179 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.62 km NW of Bozel, France · 9180 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.74 km NE of Villar San Costanzo, Italy · 9180 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.58 km S of Annot, France · 9180 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.71 km SSW of Grugliasco, Italy · 9181 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.711 km NE of Guillestre, France · 9181 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.74 km SSE of Limone Piemonte, Italy · 9183 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.12 km WNW of Demonte, Italy · 9183 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.15 km E of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9184 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.09 km ESE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 9184 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.611 km SSE of Claviere, Italy · 9184 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.29 km ESE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 9184 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away

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