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M1.5 earthquake 2 km SW of Aime, France

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km SW of Aime, France on Mon, Sep 22, 2003, 9:13 PM GMT+2 (19:13 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 2 km NNW of Claviere, 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
2003-09-22 19:13:14 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.539° N, 6.631° E
Region
France
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000c8b9. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
247°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.45 km NW of Montelera, Italy · 8413 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.46 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8411 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.33 km NNW of Modane, France · 8409 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.45 km NNW of Guillestre, France · 8409 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.19 km SSE of Theys, France · 8408 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.93 km N of Chiesanuova, Italy · 8408 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.05 km NNE of Le Monêtier-les-Bains, France · 8403 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.39 km NNW of Ollomont, Italy · 8400 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.91 km N of Martigny-Ville, Switzerland · 8399 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.19 km E of Modane, France · 8397 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.44 km NNW of Bozel, France · 8396 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.11 km NE of Caprie, Italy · 8393 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.02 km E of Roure, Italy · 8393 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.11 km NW of Belle-Plagne, France · 8392 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.83 km SE of Gruffy, France · 8392 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.11 km WNW of Groscavallo, Italy · 8391 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.413 km SE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.91 km WSW of Roure, Italy · 8388 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.84 km NNE of Villebois, France · 8386 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.07 km ESE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 8385 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.13 km E of Roure, Italy · 8385 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 2.51 km NE of Caselle Torinese, Italy · 8381 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.49 km ESE of Samoëns, France · 8380 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.92 km N of Bussoleno, Italy · 8377 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.04 km NNW of Modane, France · 8376 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.92 km NNW of Claviere, Italy · 8376 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.64 km S of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8375 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 2.65 km NNE of Saint-Chaffrey, France · 8375 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.8northern Italy · 8372 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 2.16 km ENE of Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, France · 8368 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 1.73 km NW of Chianocco, Italy · 8367 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.94 km SE of Viù, Italy · 8367 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.73 km NW of Chianocco, Italy · 8366 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.73 km S of Viù, Italy · 8366 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 2.00 km N of Almese-Rivera, Italy · 8363 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.51 km ESE of Villar Perosa, Italy · 8362 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.50 km WNW of San Germano Chisone, Italy · 8362 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.48 km SE of Valloire, France · 8361 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 2.11 km S of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland · 8360 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 1.93 km S of Allevard, France · 8359 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 1.54 km NE of Belle-Plagne, France · 8358 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.02 km WNW of Tanay, Switzerland · 8358 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.51 km W of Courchevel, France · 8357 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 1.84 km E of Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, France · 8357 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 2.22 km ESE of Bozel, France · 8355 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 1.72 km NNW of Chianocco, Italy · 8355 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.83 km NW of Chianocco, Italy · 8355 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.93 km W of Coazze, Italy · 8354 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 2.00 km SE of Ferriera, Italy · 8354 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 1.91 km WNW of Prarostino, Italy · 8414 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.46 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8415 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.74 km E of Novalesa, Italy · 8415 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.91 km SW of Prè Saint Didier, Italy · 8417 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.98 km NE of Le Monêtier-les-Bains, France · 8418 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.96 km NE of Villeneuve, France · 8420 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.08 km NNE of Courmayeur, Italy · 8422 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.03 km NW of Rubiana, Italy · 8424 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.89 km NW of Guillestre, France · 8425 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.18 km ENE of Guillestre, France · 8425 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.42 km SW of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8430 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.114 km E of Guillestre, France · 8435 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.43 km SE of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France · 8435 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.06 km NW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8436 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.76 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8436 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.78 km N of Guillestre, France · 8438 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.015 km ENE of Guillestre, France · 8438 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.64 km SW of Orsières, Switzerland · 8440 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.43 km WNW of Evolène, Switzerland · 8442 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.98 km SSE of Valsavarenche, Italy · 8442 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c8b9. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:26 PM UTC.