M2.7 earthquake 7 km N of Isolaccia, Italy
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 7 km N of Isolaccia, Italy on Wed, Mar 20, 2002, 12:35 AM GMT+1 (23:35 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 9 km E of Schwanden, Switzerland. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-03-19 23:35:12 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.552° N, 10.296° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.01 km NNE of Isolaccia, Italy · 8960 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.56 km WNW of Limone sul Garda, Italy · 8960 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.02 km ENE of Tarrenz, Austria · 8956 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.73 km SE of Campo di Trens, Italy · 8941 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.26 km SE of Elmen, Austria · 8940 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.313 km W of Vals Platz, Switzerland · 8919 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.39 km E of Schwanden, Switzerland · 8911 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.76 km NNW of Carisolo, Italy · 8909 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
Before
- 2.52 km NNE of Onore, Italy · 8973 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.712 km N of Isolaccia, Italy · 8974 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.17 km W of Zernez, Switzerland · 8976 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.57 km SE of Fendels, Austria · 8981 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.411 km E of Saviore, Italy · 8987 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b0nu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:07 AM UTC.