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M2.4 earthquake 3 km S of Modane, France

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 3 km S of Modane, France on Tue, Jan 1, 2002, 2:13 PM GMT+1 (13:13 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 9 km SE 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
2002-01-01 13:13:22 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.167° N, 6.676° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.63 km WNW of Pradleves, Italy · 9041 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.99 km SSE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9039 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.76 km N of Val Thorens, France · 9034 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.22 km ENE of Meana di Susa, Italy · 9034 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.13 km ESE of La Buisse, France · 9034 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.42 km ENE of Sampeyre, Italy · 9033 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.11 km SE of Sampeyre, Italy · 9033 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.32 km WSW of Cartignano, Italy · 9031 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.211 km WSW of Pleyne, Italy · 9030 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.713 km W of Pleyne, Italy · 9026 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.33 km SSW of Pradleves, Italy · 9025 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.513 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 9025 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.91 km S of Saint-Chaffrey, France · 9024 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.72 km SSW of Coazze, Italy · 9024 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.02 km SW of Tettorosso, Italy · 9022 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.32 km NNE of Macra, Italy · 9022 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.411 km ESE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9021 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.812 km N of Jausiers, France · 9021 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.79 km ESE of Séez, France · 9020 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.72 km W of Méribel, France · 9020 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 2.35 km SE of Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, France · 9019 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.16 km WSW of Acceglio, Italy · 9018 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.33 km NNW of Modane, France · 9017 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 2.98 km N of Courmayeur, Italy · 9012 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.02 km ENE of Roure, Italy · 9011 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 3.79 km SE of Valloire, France · 9010 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.88 km SE of Valloire, France · 9010 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 1.98 km SE of Valloire, France · 9010 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.68 km SE of Valloire, France · 9010 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 1.68 km SE of Valloire, France · 9010 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.58 km SE of Valloire, France · 9010 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.31 km SSW of Rossana, Italy · 9010 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.28 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 9009 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.61 km ESE of Gravere, Italy · 9009 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 2.410 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 9008 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 1.69 km ESE of Valloire, France · 9008 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 1.56 km SE of Valloire, France · 9007 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.710 km NE of Jausiers, France · 9006 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.56 km WSW of Pleyne, Italy · 9006 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 2.117 km NW of Pontechianale, Italy · 9004 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.52 km W of Massello, Italy · 9003 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 2.413 km NNE of Guillestre, France · 9001 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 1.53 km NE of Prazzo Superiore, Italy · 9000 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.21 km N of Macra, Italy · 9000 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.31 km WSW of Coazze, Italy · 8999 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 2.21 km SSW of Méribel, France · 8998 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 2.74 km SSW of Courchevel, France · 8998 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.61 km SW of Pradleves, Italy · 8997 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.6northern Italy · 8997 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.72 km ESE of Casalgrasso, Italy · 8996 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.71 km SW of Macra, Italy · 8995 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 1.82 km SW of Claviere, Italy · 8993 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 2.24 km WSW of Acceglio, Italy · 8990 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 1.80 km W of Viù, Italy · 8990 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 2.32 km N of Airali, Italy · 8989 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 2.41 km ESE of Acceglio, Italy · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 2.03 km NE of Campomolino, Italy · 8988 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.90 km SSE of Caprie, Italy · 8988 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.81 km NW of Moncenisio, Italy · 8988 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 1.83 km E of Prali, Italy · 8988 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 2.2northern Italy · 9043 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.56 km WNW of Claviere, Italy · 9044 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.113 km W of Pleyne, Italy · 9045 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.85 km NE of Saint-Chaffrey, France · 9045 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.57 km SE of Courchevel, France · 9046 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.13 km NE of Druento, Italy · 9046 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.41 km SE of Villafranca Piemonte, Italy · 9046 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.22 km S of Claviere, Italy · 9047 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.114 km NE of Guillestre, France · 9049 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.43 km N of Condove, Italy · 9050 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.13 km SE of Campomolino, Italy · 9050 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.02 km NNE of Racconigi, Italy · 9051 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.38 km SE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 9051 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.17 km SSW of Bardonecchia, Italy · 9053 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.37 km SSW of Bardonecchia, Italy · 9053 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.41 km WNW of Aime, France · 9053 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.815 km WNW of Pontechianale, Italy · 9056 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.02 km NNW of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 9057 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.20 km NW of Pradleves, Italy · 9058 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.00 km NE of Villeneuve, France · 9063 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000avn2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:10 PM UTC.