Italy earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km N of Pontechianale, Italy

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km N of Pontechianale, Italy on Sun, Dec 14, 2003, 11:08 AM GMT+1 (10:08 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 3 km E of Marmora, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-12-14 10:08:09 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.670° N, 7.040° 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 usp000cf85. 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
208°, 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: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.72 km N of Pontechianale, Italy · 8330 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.95 km NNE of Pontechianale, Italy · 8330 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.02 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8329 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.13 km N of Roquebillière, France · 8328 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.10 km NW of Blausasc, France · 8328 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.21 km ESE of Volpiano, Italy · 8328 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.97 km SE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8327 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.22 km SSW of Valmala, Italy · 8326 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.72 km SW of Valmala, Italy · 8326 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 3.41 km NE of Acceglio, Italy · 8326 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.44 km SSE of Pleyne, Italy · 8326 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.60 km N of Acceglio, Italy · 8326 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.12 km NNE of Acceglio, Italy · 8326 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.94 km S of Monterosso Grana, Italy · 8325 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 3.63 km E of Marmora, Italy · 8325 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 3.54 km S of Acceglio, Italy · 8324 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.12 km W of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8323 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.74 km S of Méribel, France · 8323 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.98 km ENE of Novalesa, Italy · 8322 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.14 km SW of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8321 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 2.13 km SW of Montegrosso Pian Latte, Italy · 8321 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.36 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8320 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 3.24 km S of Acceglio, Italy · 8320 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 1.95 km SSW of Claviere, Italy · 8320 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 2.32 km SW of Acceglio, Italy · 8319 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 2.13 km W of Acceglio, Italy · 8319 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 2.35 km ESE of Barcelonnette, France · 8319 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.81 km NNE of Roccasparvera, Italy · 8319 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 1.95 km NNE of Bardonecchia, Italy · 8319 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.83 km E of Marmora, Italy · 8318 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 2.38 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8318 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 1.74 km SSE of Demonte, Italy · 8318 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 2.42 km SSW of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8318 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 1.913 km WNW of Pontechianale, Italy · 8318 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.10 km ESE of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8317 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 2.07 km NNE of Saint-Chaffrey, France · 8317 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.50 km S of Demonte, Italy · 8316 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 2.32 km WNW of Balme, Italy · 8316 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 2.39 km ENE of Saint-Rémy-de-Maurienne, France · 8316 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.72 km NNW of Bajardo, Italy · 8315 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.71 km NE of Valdieri, Italy · 8314 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 1.53 km S of Demonte, Italy · 8314 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 2.20 km SSE of Cartignano, Italy · 8314 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 2.60 km SSW of Rubiana, Italy · 8313 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 1.917 km WSW of Bobbio Pellice, Italy · 8312 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 2.516 km S of Sauze di Cesana, Italy · 8312 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.816 km SW of Prali, Italy · 8312 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 2.12 km S of Rossana, Italy · 8312 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 2.614 km S of Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée, France · 8312 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.55 km NW of Usseglio, Italy · 8312 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 2.23 km WNW of Pietraporzio, Italy · 8311 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 2.31 km WSW of Lusernetta, Italy · 8310 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 1.92 km NW of Pietraporzio, Italy · 8310 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 1.88 km NW of Claviere, Italy · 8309 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 2.42 km WNW of Pradleves, Italy · 8308 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 1.92 km SSE of Piscina, Italy · 8308 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 1.96 km W of Bersezio, Italy · 8307 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 2.31 km S of Cartignano, Italy · 8307 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 1.93 km S of Pleyne, Italy · 8307 days ago · 28 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 1.59 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8307 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 128.

Before

  1. 2.38 km ESE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8331 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.67 km ESE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8331 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.66 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8331 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.59 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8331 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.58 km SE of Modane, France · 8331 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.08 km E of Jausiers, France · 8332 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.911 km ESE of Embrun, France · 8332 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.12 km NNE of Peille, France · 8332 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.52 km N of Jausiers, France · 8333 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.62 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8334 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.57 km NNE of Bardonecchia, Italy · 8334 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.92 km ENE of Frassino, Italy · 8335 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.14 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8335 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.73 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8338 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.67 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8338 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.75 km NNE of Sampeyre, Italy · 8338 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.29 km NNW of Pigna, Italy · 8338 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.23 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8340 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.91 km ESE of Saint-Chaffrey, France · 8340 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.85 km N of Demonte, Italy · 8341 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cf85. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:41 PM UTC.