Italy earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km NW of Staffa, Italy

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Staffa, Italy on Wed, Aug 28, 2002, 4:50 PM GMT+2 (14:50 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 10 km N of Gressoney-La-Trinitè, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-08-28 14:50:21 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.000° N, 7.900° 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
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.51 km ESE of Villeneuve, Italy · 8793 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.13 km SW of Gressoney-Saint-Jean, Italy · 8788 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.51 km WNW of Carcoforo, Italy · 8785 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.86 km NW of Staffa, Italy · 8784 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.79 km SSW of Martigny-Combe, Switzerland · 8780 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.57 km W of Staffa, Italy · 8779 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.13 km SSW of Avise, Italy · 8774 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.72 km N of Sankt Niklaus, Switzerland · 8772 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 3.010 km N of Gressoney-La-Trinitè, Italy · 8771 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.7northern Italy · 8769 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.31 km SSE of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland · 8768 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.48 km WNW of Sankt Niklaus, Switzerland · 8765 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.96 km SW of Staffa, Italy · 8758 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.15 km N of Boltigen, Switzerland · 8757 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.13 km E of Quincod, Italy · 8754 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.49 km SSW of Hérémence, Switzerland · 8749 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.06 km SW of Zermatt, Switzerland · 8749 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.44 km WNW of Châtel, France · 8747 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.46 km NW of Staffa, Italy · 8745 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.95 km NE of Leysin, Switzerland · 8744 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 2.25 km SSW of Staffa, Italy · 8807 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.33 km SSE of Staffa, Italy · 8809 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.89 km ESE of Meiringen, Switzerland · 8811 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.14 km WSW of Staffa, Italy · 8814 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.62 km ESE of La Cassa, Italy · 8816 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.04 km E of Grindelwald, Switzerland · 8817 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.02 km N of Rima, Italy · 8818 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.110 km SSE of Val-d'Isère, France · 8819 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.32 km WSW of Cantoira, Italy · 8824 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.53 km SE of Staffa, Italy · 8828 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.58 km WSW of Staffa, Italy · 8829 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.010 km WSW of Staffa, Italy · 8831 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000batj. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.