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M1.9 earthquake 5 km ENE of Jausiers, France

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Jausiers, France on Mon, Jun 30, 2003, 12:21 AM GMT+2 (22:21 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 13 km WNW of Pontechianale, 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
2003-06-29 22:21:58 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.440° N, 6.790° 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 usp000c19c. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 132 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c19c. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC.