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M2.0 earthquake 4 km NNW of Modane, France

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Modane, France on Wed, Oct 29, 2003, 8:03 PM GMT+1 (19:03 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 3 km E of Marmora, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-10-29 19:03:20 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.236° N, 6.658° 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 usp000cbjr. 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
130°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 140 in the 60 days after this one and 115 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.92 km NNW of Claviere, Italy · 8376 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.62 km WSW of Acceglio, Italy · 8375 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.212 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8375 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.05 km N of Jausiers, France · 8375 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.64 km S of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8375 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.33 km E of Jausiers, France · 8375 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.86 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8375 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.65 km NNE of Saint-Chaffrey, France · 8375 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.76 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8374 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.94 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8374 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.512 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 8374 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.92 km E of Jausiers, France · 8374 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.34 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8374 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.52 km SE of Jausiers, France · 8374 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.58 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8373 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.81 km SW of Acceglio, Italy · 8373 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.97 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8372 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.53 km E of Jausiers, France · 8372 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.42 km E of Jausiers, France · 8372 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.8northern Italy · 8372 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.53 km E of Jausiers, France · 8371 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.42 km E of Jausiers, France · 8370 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.13 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8370 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.24 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8370 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.95 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8370 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.3France · 8370 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.76 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8370 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.78 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8370 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.33 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8370 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.83 km E of Jausiers, France · 8370 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.73 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8369 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.16 km ENE of Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, France · 8368 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.73 km NW of Chianocco, Italy · 8367 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 1.94 km SE of Viù, Italy · 8367 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.73 km NW of Chianocco, Italy · 8366 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 1.73 km S of Viù, Italy · 8366 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.83 km E of Jausiers, France · 8366 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 1.92 km E of Jausiers, France · 8365 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.81 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8365 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.94 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8365 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.73 km ESE of Jausiers, France · 8365 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 1.69 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8365 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.62 km N of Jausiers, France · 8365 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 2.00 km N of Almese-Rivera, Italy · 8363 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 2.312 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 8362 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 2.51 km SW of Pontechianale, Italy · 8362 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.52 km SW of Pontechianale, Italy · 8362 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 3.0northern Italy · 8362 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 2.54 km WNW of Pleyne, Italy · 8362 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 1.68 km W of Pleyne, Italy · 8362 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.53 km NW of Pleyne, Italy · 8362 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 2.51 km ESE of Villar Perosa, Italy · 8362 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.50 km WNW of San Germano Chisone, Italy · 8362 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 2.09 km NNW of Barcelonnette, France · 8361 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.69 km SSW of Chorges, France · 8361 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 3.04 km WSW of Pontechianale, Italy · 8361 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 2.48 km SE of Valloire, France · 8361 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 1.96 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8359 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 2.64 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8359 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 2.15 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8359 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 140.

Before

  1. 1.92 km N of Bussoleno, Italy · 8377 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.83 km E of Jausiers, France · 8377 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.41 km WNW of Villanova Solaro, Italy · 8378 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.65 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8378 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.40 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8378 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.32 km WNW of Paesana, Italy · 8378 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.86 km NNW of Jausiers, France · 8378 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.02 km WNW of Pleyne, Italy · 8379 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.06 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8380 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.27 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8380 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.46 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8380 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.49 km ESE of Samoëns, France · 8380 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.81 km WSW of Jausiers, France · 8380 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.43 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8380 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.13 km E of Jausiers, France · 8381 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.51 km NE of Caselle Torinese, Italy · 8381 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.15 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8381 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.48 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8381 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.67 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8382 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.19 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 8382 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cbjr. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.