Italy earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 3 km SSW of Avise, Italy

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 3 km SSW of Avise, Italy on Thu, Sep 26, 2002, 1:14 AM GMT+2 (23:14 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 1 km NE of Sainte-Hélène-sur-Isère, France. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-09-25 23:14:04 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.682° N, 7.117° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.16 km NE of Perosa Argentina, Italy · 8772 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.72 km N of Sankt Niklaus, Switzerland · 8771 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 3.010 km N of Gressoney-La-Trinitè, Italy · 8770 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.66 km SSE of Bardonecchia, Italy · 8770 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.7northern Italy · 8769 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.71 km ENE of Moûtiers, France · 8767 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.31 km SSE of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland · 8767 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.48 km WNW of Sankt Niklaus, Switzerland · 8765 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.43 km NNE of Pinasca-Dubbione, Italy · 8764 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.96 km SW of Staffa, Italy · 8757 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.53 km SSW of Val Thorens, France · 8756 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.01 km SSW of Val Thorens, France · 8756 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.21 km S of Val Thorens, France · 8755 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.13 km E of Quincod, Italy · 8753 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.49 km SSW of Hérémence, Switzerland · 8748 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.06 km SW of Zermatt, Switzerland · 8748 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 3.21 km NE of Sainte-Hélène-sur-Isère, France · 8747 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.20 km WSW of Frontenex, France · 8747 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.44 km WNW of Châtel, France · 8746 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.01 km SSW of Lusernetta, Italy · 8745 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.46 km NW of Staffa, Italy · 8745 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.02 km S of Villar Pellice, Italy · 8744 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.95 km NE of Leysin, Switzerland · 8743 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.95 km E of Briançon, France · 8740 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 3.03 km ESE of Viuz-la-Chiésaz, France · 8739 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.75 km WSW of Avise, Italy · 8738 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.76 km ENE of Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, France · 8738 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.61 km ESE of La Thuile, Italy · 8735 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 1.86 km NW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8734 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.910 km SSE of Zermatt, Switzerland · 8733 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 2.02 km SW of Salbertrand, Italy · 8730 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 2.31 km ENE of Castagneto Po, Italy · 8729 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.81 km WSW of Avise, Italy · 8729 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.88 km NNE of Moncenisio, Italy · 8728 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.84 km ESE of Gruffy, France · 8721 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.84 km E of Gruffy, France · 8721 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 2.30 km ESE of Grésy-sur-Isère, France · 8721 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 2.53 km SSW of Chiomonte, Italy · 8718 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.30 km NNE of Oglianico, Italy · 8715 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 2.31 km ESE of Magland, France · 8714 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 2.04 km NNE of Valgrisenche, Italy · 8714 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away

Before

  1. 2.57 km W of Staffa, Italy · 8778 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.79 km SSW of Martigny-Combe, Switzerland · 8779 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.86 km NW of Staffa, Italy · 8784 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.51 km WNW of Carcoforo, Italy · 8784 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.42 km N of Roure, Italy · 8786 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.13 km SW of Gressoney-Saint-Jean, Italy · 8787 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.51 km ESE of Villeneuve, Italy · 8793 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.61 km NE of Bozel, France · 8795 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.91 km NNE of Bibiana, Italy · 8796 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.75 km SSW of Courchevel, France · 8801 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.56 km NW of Staffa, Italy · 8802 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bd47. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:07 PM UTC.