Italy earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake northern Italy

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck in northern Italy on Sat, Aug 17, 2002, 7:43 PM GMT+2 (17:43 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 11 km E of Guillestre, 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
2002-08-17 17:43:05 UTC
Depth
12.8 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.478° N, 7.161° 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.

Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.83 km WNW of San Remo, Italy · 8813 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.53 km N of Marmora, Italy · 8813 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.210 km W of Acceglio, Italy · 8812 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.61 km E of Campomolino, Italy · 8812 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.52 km E of Campomolino, Italy · 8812 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.52 km S of Moiola, Italy · 8812 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.98 km NW of Le Monêtier-les-Bains, France · 8811 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.53 km NNW of Breil-sur-Roya, France · 8811 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.01 km SW of Chiesa di Macra, Italy · 8810 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.30 km SW of Chiesa di Macra, Italy · 8810 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.28 km SW of Saint-Martin-Vésubie, France · 8810 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.14 km N of Bersezio, Italy · 8808 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.19 km NNW of Pontechianale, Italy · 8808 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.611 km ESE of Guillestre, France · 8808 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.96 km NNE of Roquebillière, France · 8808 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.94 km SE of Demonte, Italy · 8808 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.93 km SW of Canosio, Italy · 8806 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.01 km WSW of Pancalieri, Italy · 8806 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.21 km NNW of Demonte, Italy · 8806 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.12 km W of Roccavione, Italy · 8805 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.74 km SSW of Monterosso Grana, Italy · 8805 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.12 km SW of Rossi, Italy · 8804 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.63 km W of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 8804 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.63 km S of Chiesa di Macra, Italy · 8804 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.12 km NE of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8803 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.02 km ENE of Marmora, Italy · 8803 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.15 km SE of Menton, France · 8803 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.84 km S of Vinadio, Italy · 8802 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 2.01 km S of Rocchetta Palafea, Italy · 8802 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.03 km S of Campomolino, Italy · 8802 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.52 km W of Frassino, Italy · 8802 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 1.81 km ENE of Denice, Italy · 8801 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.23 km NW of Pradleves, Italy · 8801 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 1.610 km W of Castellane, France · 8800 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 2.39 km NNW of Saint-Martin-Vésubie, France · 8799 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 2.22 km SSE of Aisone, Italy · 8797 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 1.91 km NNE of Bibiana, Italy · 8796 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 2.42 km SSW of Polonghera, Italy · 8795 days ago · 44 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 2.22 km NNE of Prazzo Superiore, Italy · 8795 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 1.83 km SSW of Sampeyre, Italy · 8794 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.72 km NE of Macra, Italy · 8793 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.93 km SSW of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8792 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 2.11 km N of Demonte, Italy · 8791 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.2northern Italy · 8788 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.53 km W of Valdieri, Italy · 8787 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 2.42 km N of Roure, Italy · 8786 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.111 km WNW of Saint-Martin-Vésubie, France · 8786 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 2.210 km SE of Jausiers, France · 8785 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 2.06 km SE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8783 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 2.14 km NW of Pradleves, Italy · 8783 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.72 km ENE of Sampeyre, Italy · 8782 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 1.51 km NE of Bernezzo, Italy · 8782 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 1.64 km NNE of Aisone, Italy · 8780 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.03 km NE of Aisone, Italy · 8778 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 2.811 km E of Guillestre, France · 8777 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 1.95 km WNW of Entracque, Italy · 8777 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 2.12 km WSW of Prazzo Superiore, Italy · 8776 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 1.79 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8776 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 1.813 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 8776 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 2.27 km SW of Limone Piemonte, Italy · 8775 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 93.

Before

  1. 1.5northern Italy · 8813 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.11 km WSW of Villanova Solaro, Italy · 8814 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.48 km NNE of Breil-sur-Roya, France · 8814 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.72 km NNE of Prazzo Superiore, Italy · 8815 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.78 km W of Acceglio, Italy · 8815 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.62 km ESE of La Cassa, Italy · 8816 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.88 km SE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8816 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.82 km WSW of Pradleves, Italy · 8816 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.81 km WSW of Pradleves, Italy · 8816 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.41 km E of Campomolino, Italy · 8816 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.12 km SW of Pradleves, Italy · 8816 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.60 km SSW of Pradleves, Italy · 8816 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.64 km SSE of Demonte, Italy · 8816 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.92 km N of Villar San Costanzo, Italy · 8816 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.23 km N of Macra, Italy · 8816 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.214 km SE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8818 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.5northern Italy · 8818 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.63 km ENE of Marmora, Italy · 8818 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.5northern Italy · 8818 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.110 km SSE of Val-d'Isère, France · 8818 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ba38. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:41 PM UTC.