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M1.6 earthquake France

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in France on Sun, Jun 16, 2002, 11:51 AM GMT+2 (09:51 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 2 km N of Cesana Torinese, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-06-16 09:51:00 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.064° N, 6.594° E
Region
France
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: 104 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.43 km SSW of Germagnano, Italy · 8876 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.81 km SE of Sampeyre, Italy · 8874 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.22 km ESE of Sampeyre, Italy · 8874 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.92 km E of Monasterolo di Savigliano, Italy · 8873 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.10 km ENE of Melle, Italy · 8869 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.34 km N of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8869 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.810 km SE of Barcelonnette, France · 8868 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.1France · 8868 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.07 km W of Acceglio, Italy · 8867 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.86 km W of Acceglio, Italy · 8867 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.2France · 8867 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.510 km SE of Barcelonnette, France · 8867 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.87 km SSE of Jausiers, France · 8867 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.34 km NNW of Demonte, Italy · 8866 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.22 km E of Sampeyre, Italy · 8866 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.53 km N of Aisone, Italy · 8864 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.71 km E of Poisat, France · 8863 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.13 km E of Courchevel, France · 8862 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.31 km E of Courchevel, France · 8862 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.613 km W of Pleyne, Italy · 8862 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.04 km NNW of Demonte, Italy · 8862 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.01 km NNW of Demonte, Italy · 8861 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.23 km W of Varisella, Italy · 8860 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 2.10 km NW of Demonte, Italy · 8860 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.211 km SSE of Claviere, Italy · 8859 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 2.71 km SSW of Prazzo Superiore, Italy · 8858 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 2.58 km SSE of Jausiers, France · 8858 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.711 km ENE of Modane, France · 8857 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.63 km WSW of Aigueblanche, France · 8857 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.93 km W of Cardè, Italy · 8856 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.02 km SW of San Mauro Torinese, Italy · 8855 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.016 km NW of Moncenisio, Italy · 8854 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 2.28 km SE of Valloire, France · 8854 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 1.91 km SSE of Rossana, Italy · 8853 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.93 km SSW of Monterosso Grana, Italy · 8852 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.614 km NW of Le Brusquet, France · 8848 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.713 km NW of Le Brusquet, France · 8848 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.715 km NW of Le Brusquet, France · 8848 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.115 km NW of Le Brusquet, France · 8848 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 2.516 km NW of Le Brusquet, France · 8848 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 2.115 km NW of Le Brusquet, France · 8848 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.515 km NW of Le Brusquet, France · 8848 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 2.115 km NW of Le Brusquet, France · 8848 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 2.114 km NW of Le Brusquet, France · 8848 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.914 km NW of Le Brusquet, France · 8848 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.615 km NW of Le Brusquet, France · 8848 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 2.20 km SSW of Les Allues, France · 8848 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 1.91 km ENE of Les Allues, France · 8847 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 2.76 km SSE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8847 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 2.45 km NE of Saint-Genix-sur-Guiers, France · 8845 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.93 km N of Saint-Chaffrey, France · 8843 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 1.94 km E of Villargondran, France · 8842 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 2.92 km N of Cesana Torinese, Italy · 8842 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 2.13 km NW of Cesana Torinese, Italy · 8842 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 2.32 km N of Claviere, Italy · 8842 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 2.33 km N of Claviere, Italy · 8842 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 2.17 km SSW of Embrun, France · 8841 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 2.81 km NE of Pietraporzio, Italy · 8841 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 2.90 km SSW of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France · 8841 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 2.15 km S of Campomolino, Italy · 8841 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 104.

Before

  1. 1.92 km WSW of Sainte-Hélène-sur-Isère, France · 8877 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.02 km WSW of Sainte-Hélène-sur-Isère, France · 8877 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.39 km N of Le Monêtier-les-Bains, France · 8877 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.32 km SW of Rorà, Italy · 8880 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.14 km W of Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée, France · 8882 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.82 km WNW of Valloriate, Italy · 8884 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.26 km ESE of Guillestre, France · 8884 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.90 km NNW of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8885 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.512 km W of Le Monêtier-les-Bains, France · 8885 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.42 km WNW of Demonte, Italy · 8885 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.93 km NW of Demonte, Italy · 8885 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.310 km WSW of Le Monêtier-les-Bains, France · 8886 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.01 km SSW of Arvier, Italy · 8886 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.05 km WSW of San Leonardo, Italy · 8886 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.916 km S of Sauze di Cesana, Italy · 8886 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.716 km S of Sauze di Cesana, Italy · 8886 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.14 km ENE of Envie, Italy · 8889 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.81 km SSW of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8889 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.33 km ENE of Sampeyre, Italy · 8890 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.81 km N of Quart, Italy · 8890 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b699. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:48 PM UTC.