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M2.7 earthquake 1 km SSW of Staffa, Italy

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 1 km SSW of Staffa, Italy on Tue, Oct 23, 2001, 9:10 AM GMT+2 (07:10 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 2 km ESE of Séez, France. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-10-23 07:10:02 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.953° N, 7.956° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.64 km SSW of Orsières, Switzerland · 9111 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.46 km WNW of Antrona Schieranco, Italy · 9109 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.85 km WNW of Ayent, Switzerland · 9107 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.01 km SW of Evolène, Switzerland · 9105 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.92 km ESE of Séez, France · 9102 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.64 km ESE of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France · 9095 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.04 km NNW of Castelnuovo Nigra, Italy · 9086 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.94 km NNW of Grimisuat, Switzerland · 9086 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.53 km S of La Villa, Italy · 9065 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.35 km ESE of La Thuile, Italy · 9065 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.54 km SE of La Thuile, Italy · 9065 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.05 km W of Salvan, Switzerland · 9112 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.04 km NW of Bionaz, Italy · 9112 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.71 km N of La Thuile, Italy · 9120 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.93 km NW of La Thuile, Italy · 9120 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.81 km S of Varen, Switzerland · 9121 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.711 km ESE of Meiringen, Switzerland · 9131 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.82 km NNW of Chiesanuova, Italy · 9136 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.93 km ENE of Lenk, Switzerland · 9141 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000arg7. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC.