Italy earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km WNW of Pleyne, Italy

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Pleyne, Italy on Fri, Oct 17, 2003, 5:11 AM GMT+2 (03:11 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 0 km ENE of Jausiers, France. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-10-17 03:11:51 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.591° N, 6.993° 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 usp000cak5. 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
252°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 191 in the 60 days after this one and 111 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.22 km WNW of Caprauna, Italy · 8388 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.54 km W of Pleyne, Italy · 8388 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.64 km WNW of Pleyne, Italy · 8388 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.23 km WNW of Pleyne, Italy · 8388 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.12 km N of Valdieri, Italy · 8388 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.36 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8388 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.91 km WSW of Roure, Italy · 8387 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.21 km S of Bersezio, Italy · 8387 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 3.24 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8387 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.62 km SSW of Pontechianale, Italy · 8387 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.13 km WNW of Pleyne, Italy · 8387 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.13 km WNW of Pleyne, Italy · 8386 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.23 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8386 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.22 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8386 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.72 km N of Jausiers, France · 8386 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 3.03 km NW of Pleyne, Italy · 8386 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.44 km WNW of Pleyne, Italy · 8386 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.22 km NW of Pleyne, Italy · 8386 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.07 km ESE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 8385 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.13 km E of Roure, Italy · 8385 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.64 km N of Jausiers, France · 8384 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 2.42 km ESE of Jausiers, France · 8384 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 2.17 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8384 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.95 km NE of Levens, France · 8384 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.65 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8383 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.67 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8383 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 1.911 km NE of Le Brusquet, France · 8383 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.15 km NNW of Jausiers, France · 8383 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 2.32 km NNE of Valdieri, Italy · 8383 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 2.010 km SE of Castellane, France · 8383 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.44 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8383 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 1.73 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8383 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 2.510 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8382 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.37 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8382 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 2.98 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8382 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 2.75 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8382 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.32 km N of Jausiers, France · 8382 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 2.03 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8382 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 2.19 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 8382 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.67 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8381 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 2.48 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8381 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 2.15 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8381 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 2.51 km NE of Caselle Torinese, Italy · 8381 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 2.13 km E of Jausiers, France · 8381 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.43 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8380 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 1.81 km WSW of Jausiers, France · 8380 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 2.46 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8380 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 2.27 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8380 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 2.06 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8380 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 2.02 km WNW of Pleyne, Italy · 8379 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.86 km NNW of Jausiers, France · 8378 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 2.32 km WNW of Paesana, Italy · 8378 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 3.40 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8378 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 1.65 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8378 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 2.41 km WNW of Villanova Solaro, Italy · 8378 days ago · 31 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 2.23 km SSW of Pradleves, Italy · 8377 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 2.83 km E of Jausiers, France · 8377 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.92 km N of Bussoleno, Italy · 8376 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 2.04 km NNW of Modane, France · 8376 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 2.92 km NNW of Claviere, Italy · 8376 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 191.

Before

  1. 2.413 km SE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8388 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.61 km SSW of Pontechianale, Italy · 8388 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.45 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.80 km SSW of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.51 km SW of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.36 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.61 km SSE of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.31 km SSE of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.93 km WSW of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.50 km S of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 3.40 km NE of Pleyne, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 3.56 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.92 km SSE of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.41 km SSW of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.70 km SSE of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.70 km S of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.61 km SW of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.90 km E of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.61 km ESE of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.62 km NNW of Pleyne, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cak5. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC.