Italy earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7 km WNW of Pontechianale, Italy

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km WNW of Pontechianale, Italy on Wed, Apr 2, 2003, 6:33 PM GMT+2 (16:33 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 4 km ESE of Valloire, France. 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
2003-04-02 16:33:35 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.657° N, 6.947° 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 usp000bu70. 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
192°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 174 in the 60 days after this one and 124 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.82 km NNW of Demonte, Italy · 8586 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.64 km NNE of Demonte, Italy · 8586 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.12 km NNW of Demonte, Italy · 8586 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.93 km N of Demonte, Italy · 8586 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.12 km N of Demonte, Italy · 8586 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.04 km NE of Castel Vittorio, Italy · 8585 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.53 km NE of Castel Vittorio, Italy · 8585 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.18 km N of Jausiers, France · 8585 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.72 km WNW of Demonte, Italy · 8585 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.54 km WNW of Valloriate, Italy · 8585 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.52 km N of Demonte, Italy · 8585 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.82 km W of Demonte, Italy · 8585 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.62 km N of Demonte, Italy · 8585 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.22 km NNW of Demonte, Italy · 8585 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.53 km NNW of Demonte, Italy · 8584 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.54 km NNE of Demonte, Italy · 8584 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.54 km NNE of Demonte, Italy · 8584 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.52 km ESE of Aisone, Italy · 8584 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.02 km W of Sampeyre, Italy · 8584 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.43 km NNE of Acceglio, Italy · 8584 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.12 km SE of Chiesa di Macra, Italy · 8584 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.23 km S of Coazze, Italy · 8584 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.72 km NW of Demonte, Italy · 8584 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 1.63 km N of Demonte, Italy · 8584 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.910 km NNW of Seyne-les-Alpes, France · 8583 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 1.84 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8583 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 1.81 km NW of Demonte, Italy · 8583 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 2.53 km SE of Barcelonnette, France · 8583 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 2.32 km N of Demonte, Italy · 8582 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 2.94 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8582 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.113 km NW of Acceglio, Italy · 8582 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.38 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8582 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 1.62 km N of Demonte, Italy · 8582 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 1.52 km N of Demonte, Italy · 8580 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.52 km NNE of Demonte, Italy · 8579 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 2.512 km NNE of Guillestre, France · 8579 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.82 km NE of Villafranca Piemonte, Italy · 8576 days ago · 41 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 2.14 km SSW of Pleyne, Italy · 8576 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 2.61 km ENE of Roccavione, Italy · 8576 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 1.96 km SSW of Pleyne, Italy · 8576 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 2.13 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8575 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.45 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8575 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 2.512 km WSW of Seyne-les-Alpes, France · 8575 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 1.69 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8575 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 1.66 km N of Jausiers, France · 8575 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 2.22 km E of Macra, Italy · 8575 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 2.44 km SE of Jausiers, France · 8574 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.311 km W of Valloire, France · 8574 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 2.010 km ESE of Embrun, France · 8573 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 2.04 km NW of Valloire, France · 8573 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 2.31 km S of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8573 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 3.011 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8573 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 2.5France · 8573 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.23 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8572 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 2.27 km N of Jausiers, France · 8572 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 2.08 km N of Jausiers, France · 8572 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 2.24 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8572 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 2.16 km NNW of Jausiers, France · 8571 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 1.74 km SE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 8571 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 1.94 km SE of Sambuco, Italy · 8571 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 174.

Before

  1. 2.23 km E of Roure, Italy · 8586 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.74 km NNE of Demonte, Italy · 8586 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.52 km N of Demonte, Italy · 8586 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.62 km N of Demonte, Italy · 8586 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.52 km NW of Demonte, Italy · 8586 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.52 km NW of Demonte, Italy · 8586 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.21 km NW of Demonte, Italy · 8586 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.02 km NNW of Demonte, Italy · 8586 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 3.02 km N of Demonte, Italy · 8586 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.73 km N of Demonte, Italy · 8586 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.02 km NW of Demonte, Italy · 8586 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.72 km NW of Demonte, Italy · 8586 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.92 km WNW of Demonte, Italy · 8586 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.42 km NW of Demonte, Italy · 8586 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.72 km NW of Demonte, Italy · 8586 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.610 km SE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8586 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.92 km WNW of Demonte, Italy · 8586 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.54 km NNW of Valloriate, Italy · 8586 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.92 km N of Demonte, Italy · 8586 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.73 km NNW of Demonte, Italy · 8586 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bu70. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:42 PM UTC.