Italy earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 7 km W of Staffa, Italy

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 7 km W of Staffa, Italy on Sat, Sep 21, 2002, 3:38 PM GMT+2 (13:38 UTC), 4 km (3 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
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-09-21 13:38:31 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.962° N, 7.876° 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
25

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.13 km SSW of Avise, Italy · 8773 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.72 km N of Sankt Niklaus, Switzerland · 8771 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.010 km N of Gressoney-La-Trinitè, Italy · 8770 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.7northern Italy · 8768 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.31 km SSE of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland · 8767 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.48 km WNW of Sankt Niklaus, Switzerland · 8765 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.96 km SW of Staffa, Italy · 8757 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.15 km N of Boltigen, Switzerland · 8756 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.13 km E of Quincod, Italy · 8753 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.49 km SSW of Hérémence, Switzerland · 8748 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.06 km SW of Zermatt, Switzerland · 8748 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.44 km WNW of Châtel, France · 8746 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.46 km NW of Staffa, Italy · 8744 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.95 km NE of Leysin, Switzerland · 8743 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.75 km WSW of Avise, Italy · 8738 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.61 km ESE of La Thuile, Italy · 8735 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.86 km NW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8733 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.910 km SSE of Zermatt, Switzerland · 8732 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.31 km ENE of Castagneto Po, Italy · 8729 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.81 km WSW of Avise, Italy · 8729 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 2.79 km SSW of Martigny-Combe, Switzerland · 8779 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.86 km NW of Staffa, Italy · 8784 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.51 km WNW of Carcoforo, Italy · 8784 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.13 km SW of Gressoney-Saint-Jean, Italy · 8787 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.51 km ESE of Villeneuve, Italy · 8792 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.56 km NW of Staffa, Italy · 8802 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.25 km SSW of Staffa, Italy · 8806 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.33 km SSE of Staffa, Italy · 8808 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bctq. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:44 AM UTC.