Italy earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 3 km SW of Viù, Italy

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3 km SW of Viù, Italy on Wed, Dec 18, 2002, 11:39 PM GMT+1 (22:39 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 6 km SSW of Zermatt, Switzerland. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-12-18 22:39:37 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.215° N, 7.341° 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.98 km ESE of Valloire, France · 8689 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.82 km S of Stroppo, Italy · 8687 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.81 km WSW of Macra, Italy · 8687 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.04 km NNW of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8687 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.96 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 8686 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.010 km ESE of Guillestre, France · 8685 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.64 km SSE of Staffa, Italy · 8684 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.7northern Italy · 8684 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.516 km SE of Guillestre, France · 8683 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.20 km WSW of Chiomonte, Italy · 8681 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.80 km SW of Allein, Italy · 8678 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.02 km N of Busca, Italy · 8677 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.31 km N of Busca, Italy · 8677 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.42 km ENE of Envie, Italy · 8677 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.95 km S of Usseglio, Italy · 8676 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.43 km N of Prazzo Superiore, Italy · 8676 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.53 km N of Pietraporzio, Italy · 8675 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.52 km NW of Bergamasco, Italy · 8674 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.80 km SSW of Monterosso Grana, Italy · 8674 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.76 km NW of Staffa, Italy · 8674 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.94 km NNE of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8672 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.61 km SSE of San Didero, Italy · 8670 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 2.12 km ESE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8670 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 2.72 km NE of Montanaro, Italy · 8667 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.11 km W of Gambasca, Italy · 8665 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.31 km N of Vesime, Italy · 8664 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.48 km ENE of Val Thorens, France · 8664 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.13 km ENE of Bionaz, Italy · 8661 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.23 km E of Bionaz, Italy · 8660 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.85 km W of Staffa, Italy · 8660 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.19 km SE of Orsières, Switzerland · 8660 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.13 km SSW of Mappano, Italy · 8660 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 1.72 km W of Ingria, Italy · 8658 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 2.94 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8658 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 3.03 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8657 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 2.24 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8657 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.34 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8657 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.22 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8657 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 2.62 km SSW of Oncino, Italy · 8656 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.36 km NW of Jausiers, France · 8656 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.23 km E of Saint-Rémy-de-Maurienne, France · 8655 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.31 km SE of Marmora, Italy · 8655 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.69 km ESE of Séez, France · 8655 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.911 km S of Claviere, Italy · 8654 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 2.17 km S of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 8654 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.14 km WNW of Claviere, Italy · 8653 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 2.11 km S of Cartignano, Italy · 8652 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 1.94 km NNE of Demonte, Italy · 8650 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.95 km SSE of Campomolino, Italy · 8649 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.916 km S of Sauze di Cesana, Italy · 8649 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 1.84 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8648 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.73 km N of Demonte, Italy · 8648 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.46 km NNW of Valgrisenche, Italy · 8646 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 2.23 km NW of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8644 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 2.50 km SE of Pontechianale, Italy · 8643 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 3.66 km SSW of Zermatt, Switzerland · 8642 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 2.00 km NE of Felizzano, Italy · 8641 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 2.21 km N of Oviglio, Italy · 8641 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.93 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8640 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 2.73 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8640 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 2.02 km SSW of Claviere, Italy · 8694 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.610 km SE of Guillestre, France · 8694 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.03 km WSW of Claviere, Italy · 8694 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.4France · 8696 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.29 km NW of Alagna Valsesia, Italy · 8699 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.83 km S of Monterosso Grana, Italy · 8701 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.32 km SW of La Salle, Italy · 8701 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.64 km ENE of Bersezio, Italy · 8702 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.22 km ENE of Roata Rossi, Italy · 8702 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.43 km ESE of Courchevel, France · 8703 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.44 km SSW of Monterosso Grana, Italy · 8704 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.02 km ENE of Pinasca-Dubbione, Italy · 8704 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.29 km N of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France · 8706 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.18 km ESE of Guillestre, France · 8708 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.90 km SW of Gaiola, Italy · 8710 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.03 km SE of Campomolino, Italy · 8711 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.913 km W of Pleyne, Italy · 8712 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.04 km NNE of Valgrisenche, Italy · 8714 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.91 km NE of Campomolino, Italy · 8714 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.71 km ENE of Campomolino, Italy · 8716 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bkyc. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC.