Italy earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km NW of Acceglio, Italy

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Acceglio, Italy on Mon, May 6, 2002, 4:31 AM GMT+2 (02:31 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 4 km SSW of Canosio, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

Saluzzo forecastMore in Italy

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-05-06 02:31:11 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.504° N, 6.941° 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
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.54 km SSW of Canosio, Italy · 8916 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.20 km WSW of Cengio Alto, Italy · 8914 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.87 km NE of Val Thorens, France · 8913 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.013 km WNW of Pontechianale, Italy · 8911 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.14 km NW of Valloriate, Italy · 8907 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.70 km WNW of Cesio, Italy · 8907 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.09 km W of Lantosque, France · 8906 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.92 km WSW of Montemale di Cuneo, Italy · 8904 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.62 km NNW of Prali, Italy · 8903 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.35 km N of Aisone, Italy · 8903 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.13 km SW of Demonte, Italy · 8903 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.55 km WSW of Lantosque, France · 8903 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.91 km N of Borgo San Dalmazzo, Italy · 8902 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.12 km NE of Borgo San Dalmazzo, Italy · 8902 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.02 km NE of Peille, France · 8901 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.80 km NNW of Oncino, Italy · 8899 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.6France · 8897 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.57 km ENE of Tende, France · 8897 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.12 km WSW of Vauda Canavese Superiore, Italy · 8896 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.02 km SW of Chiesa di Macra, Italy · 8896 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.03 km SE of Monterosso Grana, Italy · 8893 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.33 km ENE of Sampeyre, Italy · 8889 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 1.81 km SSW of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8888 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 2.14 km ENE of Envie, Italy · 8888 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 2.02 km S of Lantosque, France · 8885 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.716 km S of Sauze di Cesana, Italy · 8885 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.916 km S of Sauze di Cesana, Italy · 8885 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 2.310 km WSW of Le Monêtier-les-Bains, France · 8885 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.93 km NW of Demonte, Italy · 8884 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 2.42 km WNW of Demonte, Italy · 8884 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.512 km W of Le Monêtier-les-Bains, France · 8884 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.57 km WNW of Breil-sur-Roya, France · 8884 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.90 km NNW of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8884 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 2.016 km WNW of Saint-Martin-Vésubie, France · 8883 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 2.26 km ESE of Guillestre, France · 8883 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 1.82 km WNW of Valloriate, Italy · 8882 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.14 km W of Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée, France · 8881 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 2.32 km SW of Rorà, Italy · 8879 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 2.39 km SSW of Roccaforte Mondovì, Italy · 8877 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.02 km WSW of Breil-sur-Roya, France · 8877 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 2.39 km N of Le Monêtier-les-Bains, France · 8876 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 1.6France · 8875 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 2.43 km SSW of Germagnano, Italy · 8875 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 3.51 km NE of Gaiola, Italy · 8874 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 2.20 km WSW of Moiola, Italy · 8874 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 1.81 km SE of Sampeyre, Italy · 8872 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 2.22 km ESE of Sampeyre, Italy · 8872 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.92 km E of Monasterolo di Savigliano, Italy · 8872 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.10 km ENE of Melle, Italy · 8868 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 2.34 km N of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8868 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 2.12 km N of Lucéram, France · 8868 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.50 km NNE of Valdieri, Italy · 8867 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 2.810 km SE of Barcelonnette, France · 8867 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.1France · 8866 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.07 km W of Acceglio, Italy · 8866 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.86 km W of Acceglio, Italy · 8866 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.2France · 8866 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 2.510 km SE of Barcelonnette, France · 8866 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 1.87 km SSE of Jausiers, France · 8866 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 2.34 km NNW of Demonte, Italy · 8865 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 2.23 km SSW of Valmala, Italy · 8921 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.62 km WNW of Valgrana, Italy · 8921 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.77 km NE of Roure, Italy · 8923 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.712 km SW of Barcelonnette, France · 8923 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.99 km NNW of Barcelonnette, France · 8923 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.015 km ESE of Guillestre, France · 8924 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.23 km E of Lantosque, France · 8925 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.96 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 8926 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.13 km WNW of Roquebillière, France · 8928 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.69 km ESE of Guillestre, France · 8929 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.37 km ENE of Guillestre, France · 8930 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.912 km SSE of Guillestre, France · 8930 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.70 km NNE of Demonte, Italy · 8932 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.44 km SE of Viù, Italy · 8932 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.21 km NW of Faule, Italy · 8932 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.80 km W of Bordighera, Italy · 8933 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.323 km N of Annot, France · 8933 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.65 km N of Demonte, Italy · 8935 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.92 km SE of Demonte, Italy · 8937 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.13 km NNW of Breil-sur-Roya, France · 8939 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away

Earthquakes todayItaly earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b3u4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.