M2.5 earthquake 3 km SSE of Boves, Italy

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 3 km SSE of Boves, Italy on Mon, Jul 8, 2002, 11:52 AM GMT+2 (09:52 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 4 km SSE of Sospel, France. This one was a foreshock.

Map

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

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 130 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 130.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b7r4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:03 PM UTC.