Italy earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 5 km SSW of Riva Ligure, Italy

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Riva Ligure, Italy on Fri, Jan 26, 2001, 6:41 PM GMT+1 (17:41 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-01-26 17:41:04 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.793° N, 7.844° 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
25

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 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.94 km S of San Remo, Italy · 9380 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.77 km SE of Marina di Andora, Italy · 9380 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.19 km SE of Marina di Andora, Italy · 9380 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.81 km SE of Briga Alta, Italy · 9379 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.83 km SSW of Airole, Italy · 9379 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.612 km NE of Puget-Théniers, France · 9379 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.22 km NE of San Pietro d'Olba, Italy · 9379 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.010 km N of Le Bar-sur-Loup, France · 9378 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.22 km ENE of Chiusanico, Italy · 9377 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 4.026 km ESE of Noli, Italy · 9369 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.423 km SE of Noli, Italy · 9369 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.526 km SE of Noli, Italy · 9369 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.44 km N of Levens, France · 9367 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.625 km SE of Noli, Italy · 9364 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.00 km SSW of Pradleves, Italy · 9364 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.97 km SE of Entracque, Italy · 9364 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.91 km W of Gorbio, France · 9363 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.43 km NNE of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 9361 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.24 km NE of Sainte-Agnès, France · 9360 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.213 km ESE of Bergeggi, Italy · 9357 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.43 km SSW of Acceglio, Italy · 9357 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 2.01 km SE of Castel Vittorio, Italy · 9356 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.325 km SE of Noli, Italy · 9355 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.85 km NNW of Pigna, Italy · 9355 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 2.28 km WSW of Gilette, France · 9354 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 2.11 km N of Levens, France · 9353 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 4.628 km SSE of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France · 9350 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 2.426 km SSE of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France · 9350 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 2.421 km SSE of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France · 9350 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 2.52 km ENE of Chiusanico, Italy · 9349 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 2.00 km ENE of Stroppo, Italy · 9348 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.51 km S of Dolceacqua, Italy · 9347 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 2.83 km NNW of Saint-Martin-Vésubie, France · 9347 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 2.324 km SSE of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France · 9347 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 2.322 km SSE of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France · 9346 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 1.92 km S of Testico, Italy · 9344 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 2.03 km SSE of Campomolino, Italy · 9344 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.134 km SE of Marina di Andora, Italy · 9343 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.917 km S of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France · 9342 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 2.34 km SW of Saint-Martin-Vésubie, France · 9341 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.62 km SW of Canosio, Italy · 9341 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.92 km S of Testico, Italy · 9341 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 2.82 km NE of Pradleves, Italy · 9341 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.13 km NW of Montalto Ligure, Italy · 9338 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.226 km SE of Noli, Italy · 9334 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 3.128 km SE of Noli, Italy · 9334 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 4.634 km SSE of San Lorenzo al Mare, Italy · 9333 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 1.90 km N of Mallare, Italy · 9333 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 2.331 km SSE of San Lorenzo al Mare, Italy · 9333 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 1.917 km ESE of Bergeggi, Italy · 9332 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 2.14 km SE of Campomolino, Italy · 9332 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 2.528 km SSE of San Lorenzo al Mare, Italy · 9332 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 2.110 km SE of Bordighera, Italy · 9330 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 2.23 km SSE of Demonte, Italy · 9329 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 2.429 km SE of Noli, Italy · 9329 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.32 km NNE of Macra, Italy · 9325 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.94 km N of Briga Alta, Italy · 9324 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 2.23 km SSE of Boves, Italy · 9323 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 2.624 km SE of Noli, Italy · 9323 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 1.917 km S of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France · 9321 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 2.92 km S of Malvicino, Italy · 9380 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.33 km NNW of Cuneo, Italy · 9383 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.522 km SE of Marina di Andora, Italy · 9383 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.15 km NW of Ventimiglia, Italy · 9384 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.93 km SW of Savigliano, Italy · 9385 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.20 km SSE of Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena, Italy · 9385 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.253 km SSE of San Lorenzo al Mare, Italy · 9385 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.23 km ESE of Marina di Andora, Italy · 9387 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.54 km ESE of Marina di Andora, Italy · 9387 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.36 km SE of Marina di Andora, Italy · 9387 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.11 km SE of Castel Vittorio, Italy · 9388 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.92 km ENE of Badalucco, Italy · 9388 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.22 km E of Badalucco, Italy · 9388 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.03 km SSE of Carpasio, Italy · 9388 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.82 km WSW of Gorbio, France · 9389 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.42 km SSE of Castel Vittorio, Italy · 9389 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.41 km E of Chiusanico, Italy · 9389 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.83 km NE of Tende, France · 9391 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.21 km NW of Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France · 9391 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.28 km SSW of Tende, France · 9392 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a8ff. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:33 PM UTC.