Italy earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km SSW of Pontechianale, Italy

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km SSW of Pontechianale, Italy on Sat, Oct 18, 2003, 10:09 AM GMT+2 (08:09 UTC), 2 km (1 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
2003-10-18 08:09:48 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.603° N, 7.013° 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 usp000cap6. 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
206°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 185 in the 60 days after this one and 117 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.13 km WNW of Pleyne, Italy · 8388 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.13 km WNW of Pleyne, Italy · 8387 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.23 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8387 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.22 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8387 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.72 km N of Jausiers, France · 8386 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 3.03 km NW of Pleyne, Italy · 8386 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.44 km WNW of Pleyne, Italy · 8386 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.22 km NW of Pleyne, Italy · 8386 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.07 km ESE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 8385 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.13 km E of Roure, Italy · 8385 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.64 km N of Jausiers, France · 8384 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.42 km ESE of Jausiers, France · 8384 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.17 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8384 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.95 km NE of Levens, France · 8384 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.65 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8384 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.67 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8384 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.911 km NE of Le Brusquet, France · 8384 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.15 km NNW of Jausiers, France · 8384 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.32 km NNE of Valdieri, Italy · 8384 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.010 km SE of Castellane, France · 8383 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.44 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8383 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.73 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8383 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 2.510 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8383 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.37 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8383 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 2.98 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8383 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 2.75 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8383 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 2.32 km N of Jausiers, France · 8382 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 2.03 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8382 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 2.19 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 8382 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.67 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8382 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.48 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8382 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 2.15 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8381 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 2.51 km NE of Caselle Torinese, Italy · 8381 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.13 km E of Jausiers, France · 8381 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 2.43 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8381 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 1.81 km WSW of Jausiers, France · 8381 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 2.46 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8380 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 2.27 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8380 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 2.06 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8380 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.02 km WNW of Pleyne, Italy · 8379 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.86 km NNW of Jausiers, France · 8379 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.32 km WNW of Paesana, Italy · 8379 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 3.40 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8378 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 1.65 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8378 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.41 km WNW of Villanova Solaro, Italy · 8378 days ago · 31 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 2.23 km SSW of Pradleves, Italy · 8377 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 2.83 km E of Jausiers, France · 8377 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 1.92 km N of Bussoleno, Italy · 8377 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 2.04 km NNW of Modane, France · 8376 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 2.92 km NNW of Claviere, Italy · 8376 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 1.62 km WSW of Acceglio, Italy · 8376 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.212 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8376 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 2.05 km N of Jausiers, France · 8376 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 2.64 km S of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8376 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 2.33 km E of Jausiers, France · 8376 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 1.86 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8375 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 2.65 km NNE of Saint-Chaffrey, France · 8375 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 1.76 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8375 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 2.94 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8375 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 1.512 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 8375 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 185.

Before

  1. 3.24 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8388 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.21 km S of Bersezio, Italy · 8388 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.91 km WSW of Roure, Italy · 8388 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.36 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8388 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.12 km N of Valdieri, Italy · 8388 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.23 km WNW of Pleyne, Italy · 8389 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.64 km WNW of Pleyne, Italy · 8389 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.54 km W of Pleyne, Italy · 8389 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.22 km WNW of Caprauna, Italy · 8389 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.62 km WNW of Pleyne, Italy · 8389 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.413 km SE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.61 km SSW of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.45 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.80 km SSW of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.51 km SW of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.36 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.61 km SSE of Pontechianale, Italy · 8389 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.31 km SSE of Pontechianale, Italy · 8390 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.93 km WSW of Pontechianale, Italy · 8390 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.50 km S of Pontechianale, Italy · 8390 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cap6. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:39 AM UTC.