Italy earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 6 km SW of Staffa, Italy

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Staffa, Italy on Sat, Oct 12, 2002, 3:00 PM GMT+2 (13:00 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 9 km NW of Alagna Valsesia, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-10-12 13:00:20 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.936° N, 7.903° 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
4

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.15 km N of Boltigen, Switzerland · 8757 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.13 km E of Quincod, Italy · 8754 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.49 km SSW of Hérémence, Switzerland · 8749 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.06 km SW of Zermatt, Switzerland · 8749 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.44 km WNW of Châtel, France · 8747 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.46 km NW of Staffa, Italy · 8745 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.95 km NE of Leysin, Switzerland · 8744 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.75 km WSW of Avise, Italy · 8739 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.61 km ESE of La Thuile, Italy · 8736 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.86 km NW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8735 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.910 km SSE of Zermatt, Switzerland · 8734 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.31 km ENE of Castagneto Po, Italy · 8730 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.81 km WSW of Avise, Italy · 8730 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.30 km NNE of Oglianico, Italy · 8716 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.31 km ESE of Magland, France · 8715 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.04 km NNE of Valgrisenche, Italy · 8715 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.29 km N of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France · 8706 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.32 km SW of La Salle, Italy · 8702 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.03 km NNE of Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland · 8701 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 3.29 km NW of Alagna Valsesia, Italy · 8700 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 2.48 km WNW of Sankt Niklaus, Switzerland · 8766 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.31 km SSE of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland · 8768 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.7northern Italy · 8770 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 3.010 km N of Gressoney-La-Trinitè, Italy · 8771 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.72 km N of Sankt Niklaus, Switzerland · 8772 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.13 km SSW of Avise, Italy · 8775 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.57 km W of Staffa, Italy · 8779 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.79 km SSW of Martigny-Combe, Switzerland · 8780 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.86 km NW of Staffa, Italy · 8785 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.51 km WNW of Carcoforo, Italy · 8785 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bece. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC.