Italy earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km NNW of Postua, Italy

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Postua, Italy on Mon, Sep 22, 2003, 12:32 AM GMT+2 (22:32 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 0 km SSE of Mede, Italy. 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
2003-09-21 22:32:36 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.748° N, 8.206° 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 usp000c88s. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
284°, 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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.45 km NW of Montelera, Italy · 8413 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.46 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8411 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.93 km N of Chiesanuova, Italy · 8407 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.82 km S of Piovera, Italy · 8405 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.39 km NNW of Ollomont, Italy · 8400 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.91 km N of Martigny-Ville, Switzerland · 8399 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.82 km NNW of Zibido San Giacomo, Italy · 8395 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.11 km NE of Caprie, Italy · 8393 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.11 km WNW of Groscavallo, Italy · 8391 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.311 km N of Formazza, Italy · 8383 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.76 km NW of Staffa, Italy · 8382 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.51 km NE of Caselle Torinese, Italy · 8381 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.02 km NNW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8376 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 3.00 km SSE of Mede, Italy · 8375 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.94 km SE of Viù, Italy · 8367 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.73 km S of Viù, Italy · 8366 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.00 km N of Almese-Rivera, Italy · 8363 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.16 km WNW of Baceno, Italy · 8363 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.80 km ENE of Randogne, Switzerland · 8357 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.71 km S of Acquarossa, Switzerland · 8357 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.13 km NW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8356 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.81 km S of Randogne, Switzerland · 8356 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.91 km S of Randogne, Switzerland · 8355 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 3.02 km SE of Rimella, Italy · 8414 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.46 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8415 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.02 km W of Sankt Niklaus, Switzerland · 8415 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.91 km SW of Prè Saint Didier, Italy · 8417 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.08 km NNE of Courmayeur, Italy · 8422 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.03 km NW of Rubiana, Italy · 8424 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.06 km NW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8435 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.76 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8435 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.64 km SW of Orsières, Switzerland · 8440 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.43 km WNW of Evolène, Switzerland · 8441 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.98 km SSE of Valsavarenche, Italy · 8442 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.26 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8442 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.76 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8442 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.56 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8443 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.86 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8443 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c88s. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:20 PM UTC.