France earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake France

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck in France on Fri, Dec 13, 2002, 9:43 AM GMT+1 (08:43 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 8 km ESE of Valloire, France. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-12-13 08:43:06 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.618° N, 6.413° 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.03 km WSW of Claviere, Italy · 8695 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.02 km SSW of Claviere, Italy · 8695 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.63 km SW of Viù, Italy · 8691 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.98 km ESE of Valloire, France · 8690 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.20 km WSW of Chiomonte, Italy · 8681 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.80 km SW of Allein, Italy · 8679 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.95 km S of Usseglio, Italy · 8677 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.61 km SSE of San Didero, Italy · 8671 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.12 km ESE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8671 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.48 km ENE of Val Thorens, France · 8665 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.13 km ENE of Bionaz, Italy · 8661 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.23 km E of Bionaz, Italy · 8661 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.19 km SE of Orsières, Switzerland · 8661 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.72 km W of Ingria, Italy · 8658 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.23 km E of Saint-Rémy-de-Maurienne, France · 8656 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.69 km ESE of Séez, France · 8655 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.911 km S of Claviere, Italy · 8655 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.17 km S of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 8655 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.14 km WNW of Claviere, Italy · 8653 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.82 km ESE of Champéry, Switzerland · 8651 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.916 km S of Sauze di Cesana, Italy · 8650 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.87 km SSE of Theys, France · 8649 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 2.46 km NNW of Valgrisenche, Italy · 8647 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.92 km E of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8641 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.63 km N of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France · 8640 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 1.72 km SSE of Val Thorens, France · 8636 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 2.42 km NE of Val Thorens, France · 8636 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 2.32 km SW of La Salle, Italy · 8702 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.43 km ESE of Courchevel, France · 8703 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.09 km W of Frangy, France · 8704 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.74 km E of Gruffy, France · 8705 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.02 km ENE of Pinasca-Dubbione, Italy · 8705 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.29 km N of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France · 8706 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.24 km E of Belley, France · 8707 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.62 km ESE of Gruffy, France · 8713 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.04 km NNE of Valgrisenche, Italy · 8715 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.31 km ESE of Magland, France · 8715 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.09 km ESE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 8718 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.53 km SSW of Chiomonte, Italy · 8719 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.30 km ESE of Grésy-sur-Isère, France · 8722 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.84 km E of Gruffy, France · 8722 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.84 km ESE of Gruffy, France · 8722 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bkm3. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:18 PM UTC.