Italy earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 5 km NNE of Sampeyre, Italy

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Sampeyre, Italy on Sat, Feb 24, 2001, 1:38 PM GMT+1 (12:38 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 5 km NE of Bardonecchia, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-02-24 12:38:46 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.625° N, 7.227° E
Region
Italy
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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 82 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.36 km NE of Sampeyre, Italy · 9351 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.410 km W of Pleyne, Italy · 9349 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.52 km ENE of Chiusanico, Italy · 9349 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.00 km ENE of Stroppo, Italy · 9348 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.51 km S of Dolceacqua, Italy · 9347 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.83 km NNW of Saint-Martin-Vésubie, France · 9347 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.30 km ENE of Incisa Scapaccino, Italy · 9346 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.21 km WSW of Castelnuovo Belbo, Italy · 9346 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.92 km S of Testico, Italy · 9344 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.03 km SSE of Campomolino, Italy · 9344 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.84 km NW of Angrogna, Italy · 9343 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.34 km SW of Saint-Martin-Vésubie, France · 9341 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.62 km SW of Canosio, Italy · 9341 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.92 km S of Testico, Italy · 9341 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.82 km NE of Pradleves, Italy · 9341 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.82 km NW of Guillestre, France · 9338 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.13 km NW of Montalto Ligure, Italy · 9338 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.04 km W of Ronco Canavese, Italy · 9336 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.90 km N of Mallare, Italy · 9333 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.14 km SE of Campomolino, Italy · 9332 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.7France · 9330 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 2.4northern Italy · 9330 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.07 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 9330 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.23 km SSE of Demonte, Italy · 9329 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.17 km ESE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 9327 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.32 km NNE of Macra, Italy · 9325 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 1.94 km N of Briga Alta, Italy · 9324 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 2.23 km SSE of Boves, Italy · 9323 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 2.110 km WNW of Pontechianale, Italy · 9322 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 2.21 km WNW of Grugliasco, Italy · 9319 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 2.00 km NE of Bajardo, Italy · 9318 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 3.20 km N of Collegno, Italy · 9318 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 2.31 km S of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 9318 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.45 km NNE of Cosio di Arroscia, Italy · 9317 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 2.04 km W of Moncenisio, Italy · 9317 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 2.41 km SSE of Stroppo, Italy · 9316 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 1.95 km NNE of Cosio di Arroscia, Italy · 9316 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 2.01 km NW of Piasco, Italy · 9316 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 1.84 km SW of Ormea, Italy · 9316 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.816 km SSE of Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée, France · 9316 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 2.26 km ENE of Guillestre, France · 9315 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.84 km NNW of Armo, Italy · 9315 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 2.14 km SE of Acceglio, Italy · 9314 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 2.22 km SSW of Peveragno, Italy · 9314 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 2.11 km NW of La Turbie, France · 9314 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.84 km N of Acceglio, Italy · 9314 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.33 km WNW of Rubiana, Italy · 9313 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 2.20 km ESE of Peille, France · 9313 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.01 km SSE of Vignolo, Italy · 9313 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 2.01 km E of Soldano, Italy · 9313 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 2.14 km N of Campomolino, Italy · 9310 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 1.77 km NNW of Guillestre, France · 9310 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 2.41 km W of Jausiers, France · 9309 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 2.215 km E of Guillestre, France · 9307 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 2.01 km SW of Mattie, Italy · 9306 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 2.00 km W of Zuccarello, Italy · 9306 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.56 km N of Modane, France · 9306 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 2.218 km NNE of Annot, France · 9305 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 2.212 km N of Jausiers, France · 9304 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 2.12 km WNW of Armo, Italy · 9304 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

  1. 2.35 km SSE of Oncino, Italy · 9352 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.35 km SSE of Oncino, Italy · 9352 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.53 km W of Sanfront, Italy · 9352 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.33 km SSW of Paesana, Italy · 9352 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.54 km NNW of Sampeyre, Italy · 9352 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.7northern Italy · 9352 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.25 km NNE of Sampeyre, Italy · 9352 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 3.05 km SSE of Oncino, Italy · 9352 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.20 km ESE of Viù, Italy · 9352 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.11 km N of Levens, France · 9353 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 3.41 km ENE of Incisa Scapaccino, Italy · 9353 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.28 km WSW of Gilette, France · 9355 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.85 km NNW of Pigna, Italy · 9355 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.88 km ESE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9355 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.53 km S of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9355 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.01 km SE of Castel Vittorio, Italy · 9356 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.33 km NNE of Sampeyre, Italy · 9357 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.83 km SE of Oncino, Italy · 9357 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.43 km SSW of Acceglio, Italy · 9357 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.24 km NE of Sainte-Agnès, France · 9360 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away

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