M1.7 earthquake 4 km N of Traversella, Italy
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km N of Traversella, Italy on Sat, Apr 28, 2001, 10:50 AM GMT+2 (08:50 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 6 km N of Beaufort, France. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-04-28 08:50:48 UTC
- Depth
- 6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.546° N, 7.752° 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
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.70 km NE of Pramollo, Italy · 9288 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.05 km ESE of Val Thorens, France · 9286 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.61 km ESE of Caprie, Italy · 9281 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.85 km SSE of La Thuile, Italy · 9280 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.86 km NE of Roure, Italy · 9276 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.07 km WNW of Balme, Italy · 9271 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.15 km ENE of Séez, France · 9267 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.11 km NNW of Martigny-Ville, Switzerland · 9259 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.58 km SSE of Evolène, Switzerland · 9258 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.16 km N of Beaufort, France · 9256 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.64 km E of Moûtiers, France · 9254 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.711 km NNW of Ollomont, Italy · 9244 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.42 km SSW of Germagnano, Italy · 9243 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.35 km SW of Modane, France · 9240 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.73 km N of Cesana Torinese, Italy · 9239 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.91 km NNW of Caprie, Italy · 9235 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.64 km WNW of Salbertrand, Italy · 9233 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.73 km SSW of Courchevel, France · 9232 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.51 km SSE of Castelnuovo Belbo, Italy · 9231 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
Before
- 2.72 km NNE of Traversella, Italy · 9289 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.20 km SE of Caprie, Italy · 9292 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.91 km ESE of Giaglione, Italy · 9297 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.72 km SSW of Prè Saint Didier, Italy · 9300 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.32 km NE of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France · 9303 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.75 km SW of Hérémence, Switzerland · 9304 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.55 km NE of Bardonecchia, Italy · 9304 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.44 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 9305 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.56 km N of Modane, France · 9306 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.01 km SW of Mattie, Italy · 9307 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.00 km SW of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France · 9308 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.70 km SSE of Etroubles, Italy · 9309 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.12 km ESE of Vernayaz, Switzerland · 9310 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.45 km SE of Champéry, Switzerland · 9310 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.212 km WSW of Martigny-Combe, Switzerland · 9310 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.05 km E of Evolène, Switzerland · 9311 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.42 km SSE of Belle-Plagne, France · 9313 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.33 km WNW of Rubiana, Italy · 9314 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.03 km SE of Zermatt, Switzerland · 9316 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.04 km W of Moncenisio, Italy · 9317 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ae36. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:18 AM UTC.