Italy earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 13 km WNW of Pontechianale, Italy

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 13 km WNW of Pontechianale, Italy on Sat, May 11, 2002, 6:16 PM GMT+2 (16:16 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 1 km NE of Gaiola, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-05-11 16:16:15 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.677° N, 6.877° E
Region
Italy
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 88 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.14 km NW of Valloriate, Italy · 8907 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.54 km WSW of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France · 8906 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.09 km W of Lantosque, France · 8906 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.33 km W of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France · 8905 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.63 km W of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France · 8905 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.92 km WSW of Montemale di Cuneo, Italy · 8904 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.62 km NNW of Prali, Italy · 8903 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.35 km N of Aisone, Italy · 8903 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.13 km SW of Demonte, Italy · 8903 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.55 km WSW of Lantosque, France · 8903 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.91 km N of Borgo San Dalmazzo, Italy · 8902 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.12 km NE of Borgo San Dalmazzo, Italy · 8902 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.80 km NNW of Oncino, Italy · 8899 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.6France · 8897 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.57 km ENE of Tende, France · 8897 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.12 km WSW of Vauda Canavese Superiore, Italy · 8896 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.02 km SW of Chiesa di Macra, Italy · 8896 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.92 km WSW of Forno Canavese, Italy · 8895 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.03 km SE of Monterosso Grana, Italy · 8894 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.85 km E of Allevard, France · 8890 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.33 km ENE of Sampeyre, Italy · 8889 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 1.81 km SSW of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8888 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 2.14 km ENE of Envie, Italy · 8888 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 2.02 km S of Lantosque, France · 8885 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.716 km S of Sauze di Cesana, Italy · 8885 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 1.916 km S of Sauze di Cesana, Italy · 8885 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.310 km WSW of Le Monêtier-les-Bains, France · 8885 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 2.93 km NW of Demonte, Italy · 8884 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 2.42 km WNW of Demonte, Italy · 8884 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 1.512 km W of Le Monêtier-les-Bains, France · 8884 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.57 km WNW of Breil-sur-Roya, France · 8884 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.90 km NNW of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8884 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.016 km WNW of Saint-Martin-Vésubie, France · 8883 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 2.26 km ESE of Guillestre, France · 8883 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 1.82 km WNW of Valloriate, Italy · 8882 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 2.14 km W of Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée, France · 8881 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 2.32 km SW of Rorà, Italy · 8879 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 2.39 km SSW of Roccaforte Mondovì, Italy · 8877 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.02 km WSW of Breil-sur-Roya, France · 8877 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.39 km N of Le Monêtier-les-Bains, France · 8876 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.6France · 8875 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 2.43 km SSW of Germagnano, Italy · 8875 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 3.51 km NE of Gaiola, Italy · 8874 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 2.20 km WSW of Moiola, Italy · 8874 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.81 km SE of Sampeyre, Italy · 8872 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 2.22 km ESE of Sampeyre, Italy · 8872 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 1.92 km E of Monasterolo di Savigliano, Italy · 8872 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 2.10 km ENE of Melle, Italy · 8868 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 2.34 km N of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8868 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 2.12 km N of Lucéram, France · 8868 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.50 km NNE of Valdieri, Italy · 8867 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.810 km SE of Barcelonnette, France · 8867 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 2.1France · 8866 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 2.07 km W of Acceglio, Italy · 8866 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 1.86 km W of Acceglio, Italy · 8866 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 2.2France · 8866 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 2.510 km SE of Barcelonnette, France · 8866 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 1.87 km SSE of Jausiers, France · 8866 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 2.34 km NNW of Demonte, Italy · 8865 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 1.94 km W of Valdieri, Italy · 8865 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 88.

Before

  1. 1.87 km NE of Val Thorens, France · 8913 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.54 km SSW of Canosio, Italy · 8916 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.65 km NW of Acceglio, Italy · 8917 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.23 km SSW of Valmala, Italy · 8921 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.62 km WNW of Valgrana, Italy · 8921 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.77 km NE of Roure, Italy · 8923 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.712 km SW of Barcelonnette, France · 8923 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.99 km NNW of Barcelonnette, France · 8923 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.015 km ESE of Guillestre, France · 8924 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.23 km E of Lantosque, France · 8926 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.96 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 8926 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.13 km WNW of Roquebillière, France · 8928 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.69 km ESE of Guillestre, France · 8929 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.37 km ENE of Guillestre, France · 8930 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.912 km SSE of Guillestre, France · 8930 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.70 km NNE of Demonte, Italy · 8932 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.44 km SE of Viù, Italy · 8932 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.21 km NW of Faule, Italy · 8932 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.323 km N of Annot, France · 8933 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.64 km NW of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France · 8934 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b44n. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC.