Italy earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 4 km WNW of Ampezzo, Italy

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km WNW of Ampezzo, Italy on Sun, Mar 3, 2002, 6:29 PM GMT+1 (17:29 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 5 km ESE of Zuglio, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-03-03 17:29:20 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.426° N, 12.743° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.51 km NW of Trasaghis, Italy · 8979 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.85 km ESE of Pieve di Cadore, Italy · 8950 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 3.05 km ESE of Zuglio, Italy · 8931 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.612 km W of Spodnja Idrija, Slovenia · 8931 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 3.13 km ENE of Amaro, Italy · 8986 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.11 km NNW of Amaro, Italy · 8988 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.22 km SW of Kobarid, Slovenia · 8988 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.02 km ESE of Amaro, Italy · 8989 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.23 km ESE of Zuglio, Italy · 8993 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.12 km N of Amaro, Italy · 8997 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.94 km SE of Zuglio, Italy · 8997 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.95 km ESE of Zuglio, Italy · 8997 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.47 km S of Paularo, Italy · 8997 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 4.74 km SSW of Moggio di Sotto, Italy · 8997 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.67 km E of Zuglio, Italy · 8997 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.54 km SSW of Caorle, Italy · 8998 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000azj1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:08 PM UTC.