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M1.7 earthquake 11 km ENE of Modane, France

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km ENE of Modane, France on Fri, Jul 5, 2002, 9:03 PM GMT+2 (19:03 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-07-05 19:03:46 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.239° N, 6.809° 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
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 82 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.63 km WSW of Aigueblanche, France · 8856 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.93 km W of Cardè, Italy · 8855 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.02 km SW of San Mauro Torinese, Italy · 8854 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.016 km NW of Moncenisio, Italy · 8854 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.93 km S of Gressoney-Saint-Jean, Italy · 8853 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.28 km SE of Valloire, France · 8853 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.91 km SSE of Rossana, Italy · 8852 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.20 km SSW of Les Allues, France · 8847 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.91 km ENE of Les Allues, France · 8846 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.76 km SSE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8846 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.45 km NE of Saint-Genix-sur-Guiers, France · 8845 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.93 km N of Saint-Chaffrey, France · 8843 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.94 km E of Villargondran, France · 8842 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.92 km N of Cesana Torinese, Italy · 8841 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.13 km NW of Cesana Torinese, Italy · 8841 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.32 km N of Claviere, Italy · 8841 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.33 km N of Claviere, Italy · 8841 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.17 km SSW of Embrun, France · 8841 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.90 km SSW of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France · 8840 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.90 km S of Piasco, Italy · 8840 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.51 km ENE of Cartignano, Italy · 8839 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.611 km NNE of Guillestre, France · 8838 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.64 km NW of Guillestre, France · 8838 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.76 km ESE of Guillestre, France · 8836 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.51 km ENE of Campomolino, Italy · 8835 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.34 km NNW of Acceglio, Italy · 8835 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 2.23 km N of Acceglio, Italy · 8833 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 2.03 km SW of Serre, Italy · 8833 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 2.05 km NW of Acceglio, Italy · 8831 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.82 km ESE of Roure, Italy · 8831 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.85 km SE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 8831 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 1.85 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 8830 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.211 km ESE of Guillestre, France · 8830 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.916 km ENE of Guillestre, France · 8828 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 2.22 km SW of Serre, Italy · 8827 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 2.55 km WSW of Pramollo, Italy · 8825 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 2.42 km NW of Sampeyre, Italy · 8825 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 2.40 km NW of Condove, Italy · 8824 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 2.32 km WSW of Cantoira, Italy · 8824 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 2.410 km SE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8822 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 2.10 km ESE of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8820 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.27 km SSE of Chorges, France · 8819 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 2.110 km SSE of Val-d'Isère, France · 8819 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 2.20 km WNW of Échirolles, France · 8819 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 2.01 km SSE of Grenoble, France · 8819 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 2.63 km ENE of Marmora, Italy · 8818 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 2.5northern Italy · 8818 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 2.214 km SE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8818 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 2.23 km N of Macra, Italy · 8816 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.92 km N of Villar San Costanzo, Italy · 8816 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 2.19 km SW of Les Deux Alpes, France · 8816 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 1.60 km SSW of Pradleves, Italy · 8816 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 2.12 km SW of Pradleves, Italy · 8816 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 2.41 km E of Campomolino, Italy · 8816 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.81 km WSW of Pradleves, Italy · 8816 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 2.82 km WSW of Pradleves, Italy · 8816 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.88 km SE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8816 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 1.62 km ESE of La Cassa, Italy · 8816 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 1.78 km W of Acceglio, Italy · 8815 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.72 km NNE of Prazzo Superiore, Italy · 8815 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

  1. 2.58 km SSE of Jausiers, France · 8857 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.71 km SSW of Prazzo Superiore, Italy · 8857 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.211 km SSE of Claviere, Italy · 8859 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.23 km W of Varisella, Italy · 8859 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.613 km W of Pleyne, Italy · 8862 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.31 km E of Courchevel, France · 8862 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.13 km E of Courchevel, France · 8862 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.71 km E of Poisat, France · 8862 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.22 km E of Sampeyre, Italy · 8865 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.87 km SSE of Jausiers, France · 8866 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.86 km W of Acceglio, Italy · 8866 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.07 km W of Acceglio, Italy · 8866 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.1France · 8867 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.34 km N of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8868 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.10 km ENE of Melle, Italy · 8868 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.92 km E of Monasterolo di Savigliano, Italy · 8873 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.22 km ESE of Sampeyre, Italy · 8873 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.81 km SE of Sampeyre, Italy · 8873 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.43 km SSW of Germagnano, Italy · 8876 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.6France · 8876 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b7jg. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:47 AM UTC.