Italy earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 3 km ENE of Bionaz, Italy

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Bionaz, Italy on Fri, Jan 17, 2003, 6:31 AM GMT+1 (05:31 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-01-17 05:31:33 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.891° N, 7.465° 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.23 km E of Bionaz, Italy · 8661 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.85 km W of Staffa, Italy · 8660 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.19 km SE of Orsières, Switzerland · 8660 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.13 km SSW of Mappano, Italy · 8660 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.72 km W of Ingria, Italy · 8658 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.69 km ESE of Séez, France · 8655 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.82 km ESE of Champéry, Switzerland · 8650 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.46 km NNW of Valgrisenche, Italy · 8646 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 3.66 km SSW of Zermatt, Switzerland · 8642 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.63 km N of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France · 8639 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.72 km SSE of Val Thorens, France · 8636 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.42 km NE of Val Thorens, France · 8636 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.55 km NNW of Tignes, France · 8635 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.27 km WSW of Staffa, Italy · 8635 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.92 km SW of Beaufort, France · 8632 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.02 km ENE of Val Thorens, France · 8631 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.56 km WSW of Staffa, Italy · 8630 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.82 km NE of Val Thorens, France · 8628 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.10 km N of Champdepraz, Italy · 8627 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.82 km ENE of Les Allues, France · 8626 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.28 km WSW of Usseglio, Italy · 8622 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.27 km ENE of Evolène, Switzerland · 8621 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.23 km S of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France · 8609 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.49 km SW of Evolène, Switzerland · 8607 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.82 km S of Busano, Italy · 8602 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.41 km N of Rivarossa, Italy · 8602 days ago · 32 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 2.48 km ENE of Val Thorens, France · 8664 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.72 km NE of Montanaro, Italy · 8667 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.61 km SSE of San Didero, Italy · 8670 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.76 km NW of Staffa, Italy · 8674 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.22 km NNW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8674 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.95 km S of Usseglio, Italy · 8676 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.80 km SW of Allein, Italy · 8678 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.20 km WSW of Chiomonte, Italy · 8681 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.64 km SSE of Staffa, Italy · 8684 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.63 km SW of Viù, Italy · 8690 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away

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