Italy earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 2 km SE of Loano, Italy

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 2 km SE of Loano, Italy on Wed, Apr 23, 2003, 2:29 PM GMT+2 (12:29 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 1 km NNE of Piobesi Torinese, 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
2003-04-23 12:29:52 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.111° N, 8.277° E
Region
Italy
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 usp000bvts. 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
261°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 89 in the 60 days after this one and 112 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.15 km SSE of Vinadio, Italy · 8565 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.159 km SSE of San Lorenzo al Mare, Italy · 8563 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.54 km NNW of Vinadio, Italy · 8563 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.53 km SE of Chiesa di Macra, Italy · 8562 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.33 km SSE of Favari-Avatanei, Italy · 8562 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.15 km NNE of Sambuco, Italy · 8561 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.70 km NNW of Ghiare-Madonna, Italy · 8560 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.041 km ESE of Albenga, Italy · 8560 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.12 km WSW of Pozzolo Formigaro, Italy · 8559 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.95 km SSE of Campomolino, Italy · 8558 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.71 km WSW of Monterosso Grana, Italy · 8558 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.43 km S of Vinadio, Italy · 8558 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.22 km SSW of Cassano Spinola, Italy · 8558 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.21 km SW of Castelnuovo Belbo, Italy · 8557 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.50 km NW of Campomolino, Italy · 8557 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.23 km NE of Valdieri, Italy · 8556 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 3.43 km SSW of Pradleves, Italy · 8556 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.03 km SSW of Pradleves, Italy · 8556 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.63 km N of Demonte, Italy · 8556 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.81 km N of Demonte, Italy · 8555 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.54 km E of Robilante, Italy · 8554 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.03 km NNW of Demonte, Italy · 8553 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.22 km NE of San Defendente, Italy · 8551 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 2.12 km ENE of Masio, Italy · 8550 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.347 km SE of Noli, Italy · 8550 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 2.31 km E of Macra, Italy · 8550 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 2.02 km NE of Incisa Scapaccino, Italy · 8550 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.08 km SSW of Sambuco, Italy · 8549 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.74 km N of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8549 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.73 km SSW of Pradleves, Italy · 8548 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.22 km NNW of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8548 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 3.00 km S of Caraglio, Italy · 8547 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.82 km WSW of Moiola, Italy · 8547 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 2.75 km E of Mele, Italy · 8547 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 2.61 km ESE of Stazzano, Italy · 8546 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 2.02 km S of Pallare, Italy · 8546 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 1.81 km WNW of San Rocco, Italy · 8545 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.72 km ENE of Borgo San Dalmazzo, Italy · 8543 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 1.92 km NNW of Pradleves, Italy · 8542 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 2.1northern Italy · 8541 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 2.01 km NW of Camporosso, Italy · 8540 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.14 km SSW of Pradleves, Italy · 8539 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 2.81 km NNE of Gavazzana, Italy · 8538 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 2.70 km SSE of Sardigliano, Italy · 8538 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 2.22 km ENE of Campomolino, Italy · 8537 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 2.64 km WNW of Valloriate, Italy · 8534 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 2.44 km NNW of Demonte, Italy · 8534 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 2.14 km NNW of Demonte, Italy · 8534 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 1.74 km NNW of Valloriate, Italy · 8534 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 2.11 km WSW of Demonte, Italy · 8533 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 2.413 km SSE of Bordighera, Italy · 8532 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 2.01 km W of Demonte, Italy · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.90 km SW of San Defendente, Italy · 8531 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 1.90 km WSW of Mendatica, Italy · 8528 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 2.13 km NE of Aisone, Italy · 8528 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 2.23 km SSW of Peveragno, Italy · 8528 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 1.926 km S of Bordighera, Italy · 8527 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 2.615 km ESE of Bergeggi, Italy · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 2.52 km NNW of Oviglio, Italy · 8525 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 1.711 km NNE of Saint-Martin-Vésubie, France · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 89.

Before

  1. 2.01 km WNW of Sardigliano, Italy · 8566 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.531 km SE of Noli, Italy · 8567 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.04 km WNW of Albisola Superiore, Italy · 8567 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.08 km NNW of Briga Alta, Italy · 8567 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.53 km E of Ceriana, Italy · 8567 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.43 km ENE of Ceriana, Italy · 8568 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.53 km E of Ceriana, Italy · 8568 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.72 km WNW of Castellaro, Italy · 8568 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.03 km WNW of Castellaro, Italy · 8568 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.23 km ENE of Ceriana, Italy · 8568 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.83 km E of Ceriana, Italy · 8568 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.22 km ENE of Ceriana, Italy · 8568 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.61 km NNE of Sardigliano, Italy · 8568 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.13 km SSW of Demonte, Italy · 8569 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.51 km S of Cassano Spinola, Italy · 8570 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.61 km NNW of Aisone, Italy · 8571 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.91 km NNE of L'Escarène, France · 8571 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.91 km SE of Sardigliano, Italy · 8571 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.21 km ESE of Pradleves, Italy · 8571 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.73 km WNW of Demonte, Italy · 8571 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away

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