Italy earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 3 km ENE of Ormea, Italy

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Ormea, Italy on Sun, Oct 12, 2003, 4:07 PM GMT+2 (14:07 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 6 km NE of Jausiers, France. 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
2003-10-12 14:07:04 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.174° N, 7.968° 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 usp000ca7s. 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
114°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 146 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.614 km WSW of Saint-Martin-Vésubie, France · 8393 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.311 km SE of Bergeggi, Italy · 8392 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.28 km SW of Bersezio, Italy · 8392 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.10 km W of Sainte-Agnès, France · 8391 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.1northern Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.20 km SE of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.02 km SSE of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.40 km S of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.61 km SW of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.62 km NNW of Pleyne, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.61 km ESE of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.90 km E of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.61 km SW of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.70 km S of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.70 km SSE of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.41 km SSW of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.92 km SSE of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 3.56 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 3.40 km NE of Pleyne, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.50 km S of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.93 km WSW of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.31 km SSE of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.61 km SSE of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.51 km SW of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.80 km SSW of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.61 km SSW of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.62 km WNW of Pleyne, Italy · 8389 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.22 km WNW of Caprauna, Italy · 8389 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 2.54 km W of Pleyne, Italy · 8388 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.64 km WNW of Pleyne, Italy · 8388 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 2.23 km WNW of Pleyne, Italy · 8388 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.12 km N of Valdieri, Italy · 8388 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.36 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8388 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 2.21 km S of Bersezio, Italy · 8388 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.62 km SSW of Pontechianale, Italy · 8387 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.13 km WNW of Pleyne, Italy · 8387 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.13 km WNW of Pleyne, Italy · 8386 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 3.03 km NW of Pleyne, Italy · 8386 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 2.44 km WNW of Pleyne, Italy · 8386 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.22 km NW of Pleyne, Italy · 8386 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 2.42 km ESE of Jausiers, France · 8384 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 2.17 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8384 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.95 km NE of Levens, France · 8384 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 1.65 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8384 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.67 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8384 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 2.32 km NNE of Valdieri, Italy · 8383 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 2.325 km SSE of San Lorenzo al Mare, Italy · 8383 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 2.510 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8382 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.73 km NW of Taggia, Italy · 8382 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 2.98 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8382 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 2.75 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8382 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.19 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 8382 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.82 km NW of Taggia, Italy · 8382 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 2.67 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8382 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.48 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8381 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.13 km E of Jausiers, France · 8381 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 2.227 km SE of Noli, Italy · 8381 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 2.43 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8381 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 2.46 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8380 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 2.27 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8380 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 146.

Before

  1. 1.53 km SW of Tettorosso, Italy · 8393 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.01 km ENE of Piobesi Torinese, Italy · 8394 days ago · 55 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.74 km E of Jausiers, France · 8395 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.212 km ESE of Noli, Italy · 8395 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.27 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8395 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.54 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8395 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.42 km NNE of Roaschia, Italy · 8395 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.81 km WNW of Demonte, Italy · 8397 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.12 km S of Chiusa di Pesio, Italy · 8397 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.04 km NE of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8397 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.12 km NE of Blausasc, France · 8398 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.212 km WNW of Pleyne, Italy · 8399 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.9France · 8400 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.48 km NE of Breil-sur-Roya, France · 8400 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.96 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8402 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.18 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8402 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.28 km N of Breil-sur-Roya, France · 8402 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.98 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8403 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.65 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8403 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.67 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8403 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ca7s. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:40 PM UTC.