Italy earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 6 km NW of Staffa, Italy

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Staffa, Italy on Fri, Oct 25, 2002, 3:50 AM GMT+2 (01:50 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-10-25 01:50:30 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.000° N, 7.900° 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
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km NE of Leysin, Switzerland · 8743 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.75 km WSW of Avise, Italy · 8738 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.61 km ESE of La Thuile, Italy · 8735 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.86 km NW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8734 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.910 km SSE of Zermatt, Switzerland · 8733 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.31 km ENE of Castagneto Po, Italy · 8729 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.81 km WSW of Avise, Italy · 8729 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.30 km NNE of Oglianico, Italy · 8715 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.31 km ESE of Magland, France · 8714 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.04 km NNE of Valgrisenche, Italy · 8714 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.29 km N of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France · 8705 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.32 km SW of La Salle, Italy · 8701 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.03 km NNE of Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland · 8700 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 3.29 km NW of Alagna Valsesia, Italy · 8699 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.63 km SW of Viù, Italy · 8690 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.44 km WNW of Châtel, France · 8746 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.06 km SW of Zermatt, Switzerland · 8748 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.49 km SSW of Hérémence, Switzerland · 8748 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.13 km E of Quincod, Italy · 8753 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.15 km N of Boltigen, Switzerland · 8756 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.96 km SW of Staffa, Italy · 8757 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.48 km WNW of Sankt Niklaus, Switzerland · 8765 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.31 km SSE of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland · 8767 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.7northern Italy · 8769 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 3.010 km N of Gressoney-La-Trinitè, Italy · 8770 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.72 km N of Sankt Niklaus, Switzerland · 8771 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.13 km SSW of Avise, Italy · 8774 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bfa3. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:02 PM UTC.