Italy earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 6 km SSW of Pleyne, Italy

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Pleyne, Italy on Sat, Apr 12, 2003, 7:19 PM GMT+2 (17:19 UTC), 5 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
2003-04-12 17:19:20 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.532° N, 6.974° 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 usp000bv1e. 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
73°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 166 in the 60 days after this one and 127 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.13 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8574 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.45 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8574 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.512 km WSW of Seyne-les-Alpes, France · 8574 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.69 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8574 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.66 km N of Jausiers, France · 8574 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.22 km E of Macra, Italy · 8574 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.44 km SE of Jausiers, France · 8573 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.311 km W of Valloire, France · 8573 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.010 km ESE of Embrun, France · 8572 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.04 km NW of Valloire, France · 8572 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.31 km S of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8572 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 3.011 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8572 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.5France · 8572 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.23 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8572 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.27 km N of Jausiers, France · 8571 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.08 km N of Jausiers, France · 8571 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.24 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8571 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.16 km NNW of Jausiers, France · 8571 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.74 km SE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 8570 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.94 km SE of Sambuco, Italy · 8570 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.73 km WNW of Demonte, Italy · 8570 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.21 km ESE of Pradleves, Italy · 8570 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 1.91 km NNE of L'Escarène, France · 8569 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.61 km NNW of Aisone, Italy · 8569 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.912 km SSW of Barcelonnette, France · 8568 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 1.65 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8568 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 1.98 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8567 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 2.13 km SSW of Demonte, Italy · 8567 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 2.22 km ENE of Ceriana, Italy · 8566 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.83 km E of Ceriana, Italy · 8566 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.23 km ENE of Ceriana, Italy · 8566 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.27 km WSW of Acceglio, Italy · 8566 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.53 km E of Ceriana, Italy · 8566 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 2.43 km ENE of Ceriana, Italy · 8566 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.53 km E of Ceriana, Italy · 8566 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.08 km NNW of Briga Alta, Italy · 8566 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 2.02 km NNW of Grasse, France · 8565 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.83 km SE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8565 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 2.49 km SE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8565 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 2.09 km SE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8565 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 2.412 km ESE of Guillestre, France · 8565 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 1.63 km WSW of Val Thorens, France · 8565 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 2.317 km NE of Guillestre, France · 8564 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 2.15 km SSE of Vinadio, Italy · 8564 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 1.612 km NE of Guillestre, France · 8564 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 1.56 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8563 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.54 km N of Jausiers, France · 8562 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 1.54 km NNW of Vinadio, Italy · 8562 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 1.53 km SE of Chiesa di Macra, Italy · 8560 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 2.33 km SSE of Favari-Avatanei, Italy · 8560 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.75 km N of Jausiers, France · 8560 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 2.15 km NNE of Sambuco, Italy · 8560 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 2.13 km N of Bersezio, Italy · 8559 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 2.13 km SSE of Oncino, Italy · 8557 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 2.13 km WSW of Acceglio, Italy · 8557 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 2.17 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8557 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.19 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8557 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.27 km SW of Bersezio, Italy · 8557 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 1.95 km SSE of Campomolino, Italy · 8556 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 1.71 km WSW of Monterosso Grana, Italy · 8556 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 166.

Before

  1. 2.61 km ENE of Roccavione, Italy · 8575 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.14 km SSW of Pleyne, Italy · 8576 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.82 km NE of Villafranca Piemonte, Italy · 8576 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.512 km NNE of Guillestre, France · 8578 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.52 km NNE of Demonte, Italy · 8578 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.52 km N of Demonte, Italy · 8579 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.62 km N of Demonte, Italy · 8581 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.38 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8581 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.113 km NW of Acceglio, Italy · 8581 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.94 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8581 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.32 km N of Demonte, Italy · 8581 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.53 km SE of Barcelonnette, France · 8582 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.81 km NW of Demonte, Italy · 8582 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.84 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8582 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.910 km NNW of Seyne-les-Alpes, France · 8582 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.63 km N of Demonte, Italy · 8583 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.72 km NW of Demonte, Italy · 8583 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.23 km S of Coazze, Italy · 8583 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.12 km SE of Chiesa di Macra, Italy · 8583 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.43 km NNE of Acceglio, Italy · 8583 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bv1e. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:16 PM UTC.