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M2.3 earthquake 3 km NNW of Modane, France

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of Modane, France on Sat, Jan 26, 2002, 12:56 PM GMT+1 (11:56 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-01-26 11:56:56 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.232° N, 6.654° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.98 km N of Courmayeur, Italy · 9010 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.02 km ENE of Roure, Italy · 9010 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 3.79 km SE of Valloire, France · 9009 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.88 km SE of Valloire, France · 9009 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.98 km SE of Valloire, France · 9009 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.68 km SE of Valloire, France · 9009 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.68 km SE of Valloire, France · 9008 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.58 km SE of Valloire, France · 9008 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.31 km SSW of Rossana, Italy · 9008 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.28 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 9008 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.61 km ESE of Gravere, Italy · 9008 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.410 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 9007 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.69 km ESE of Valloire, France · 9007 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.56 km SE of Valloire, France · 9006 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.710 km NE of Jausiers, France · 9004 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.56 km WSW of Pleyne, Italy · 9004 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.117 km NW of Pontechianale, Italy · 9002 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.52 km W of Massello, Italy · 9001 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.413 km NNE of Guillestre, France · 9000 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.53 km NE of Prazzo Superiore, Italy · 8999 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.21 km N of Macra, Italy · 8999 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.31 km WSW of Coazze, Italy · 8997 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 2.21 km SSW of Méribel, France · 8997 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.74 km SSW of Courchevel, France · 8997 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 1.6northern Italy · 8995 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 2.72 km ESE of Casalgrasso, Italy · 8994 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.71 km SW of Macra, Italy · 8994 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.82 km SW of Claviere, Italy · 8991 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 2.24 km WSW of Acceglio, Italy · 8989 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.80 km W of Viù, Italy · 8988 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 2.32 km N of Airali, Italy · 8988 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 2.41 km ESE of Acceglio, Italy · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.90 km SSE of Caprie, Italy · 8987 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.81 km NW of Moncenisio, Italy · 8987 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 1.83 km E of Prali, Italy · 8986 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.213 km E of Guillestre, France · 8986 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 2.810 km SE of Guillestre, France · 8986 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 2.04 km NE of Bersezio, Italy · 8986 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.51 km ESE of Chiusa di San Michele, Italy · 8986 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 1.73 km SW of Saint-Chaffrey, France · 8985 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 1.51 km N of Stroppo, Italy · 8983 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.26 km SSE of Oncino, Italy · 8982 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.33 km W of Stroppo, Italy · 8980 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.81 km E of Caselle Torinese, Italy · 8979 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 2.112 km E of Guillestre, France · 8978 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 2.316 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 8977 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 2.515 km W of Pleyne, Italy · 8977 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 2.015 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8977 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.815 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8977 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 2.816 km W of Pleyne, Italy · 8977 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 2.06 km NW of La Thuile, Italy · 8976 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.71 km SW of Méribel, France · 8976 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 2.21 km NNW of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8974 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.53 km S of Sparone, Italy · 8972 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 2.10 km NNE of Prazzo Superiore, Italy · 8971 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 2.34 km WNW of Bardonecchia, Italy · 8969 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 2.13 km W of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8967 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 2.410 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8963 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 2.05 km SSW of Pleyne, Italy · 8961 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 2.48 km WSW of Bardonecchia, Italy · 8961 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 2.16 km WSW of Acceglio, Italy · 9017 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.35 km SE of Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, France · 9018 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.72 km W of Méribel, France · 9018 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.79 km ESE of Séez, France · 9018 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.812 km N of Jausiers, France · 9019 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.411 km ESE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9020 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.32 km NNE of Macra, Italy · 9020 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.72 km SSW of Coazze, Italy · 9023 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.91 km S of Saint-Chaffrey, France · 9023 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.513 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 9023 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.713 km W of Pleyne, Italy · 9024 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.211 km WSW of Pleyne, Italy · 9028 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.32 km WSW of Cartignano, Italy · 9029 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.11 km SE of Sampeyre, Italy · 9031 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.42 km ENE of Sampeyre, Italy · 9031 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.13 km ESE of La Buisse, France · 9032 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.22 km ENE of Meana di Susa, Italy · 9032 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.76 km N of Val Thorens, France · 9032 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.99 km SSE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 9037 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.43 km S of Modane, France · 9041 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away

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