Italy earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 4 km SE of Sambuco, Italy

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km SE of Sambuco, Italy on Fri, Apr 18, 2003, 1:30 AM GMT+2 (23:30 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 1 km NNE of Piobesi Torinese, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-04-17 23:30:37 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
44.302° N, 7.111° 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 usp000bvds. 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
222°, 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: 162 in the 60 days after this one and 133 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km WNW of Demonte, Italy · 8570 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.21 km ESE of Pradleves, Italy · 8570 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.91 km NNE of L'Escarène, France · 8570 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.61 km NNW of Aisone, Italy · 8570 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.912 km SSW of Barcelonnette, France · 8569 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.65 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8568 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.98 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8568 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.13 km SSW of Demonte, Italy · 8568 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.22 km ENE of Ceriana, Italy · 8567 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.83 km E of Ceriana, Italy · 8567 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.23 km ENE of Ceriana, Italy · 8567 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.03 km WNW of Castellaro, Italy · 8567 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.72 km WNW of Castellaro, Italy · 8567 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.27 km WSW of Acceglio, Italy · 8567 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.53 km E of Ceriana, Italy · 8567 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.43 km ENE of Ceriana, Italy · 8567 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.53 km E of Ceriana, Italy · 8567 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.08 km NNW of Briga Alta, Italy · 8567 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.02 km NNW of Grasse, France · 8566 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.83 km SE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8566 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.49 km SE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8566 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.09 km SE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8566 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.412 km ESE of Guillestre, France · 8566 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.92 km SE of Loano, Italy · 8565 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.317 km NE of Guillestre, France · 8565 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 2.15 km SSE of Vinadio, Italy · 8565 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.612 km NE of Guillestre, France · 8564 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.56 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8564 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.54 km N of Jausiers, France · 8563 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 1.54 km NNW of Vinadio, Italy · 8562 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.53 km SE of Chiesa di Macra, Italy · 8561 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 2.33 km SSE of Favari-Avatanei, Italy · 8561 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.75 km N of Jausiers, France · 8561 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 2.15 km NNE of Sambuco, Italy · 8560 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.13 km N of Bersezio, Italy · 8560 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 2.13 km SSE of Oncino, Italy · 8558 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 2.13 km WSW of Acceglio, Italy · 8558 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 2.17 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8558 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.19 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8558 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 2.27 km SW of Bersezio, Italy · 8558 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 1.95 km SSE of Campomolino, Italy · 8557 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 1.71 km WSW of Monterosso Grana, Italy · 8557 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 2.43 km S of Vinadio, Italy · 8557 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 2.34 km NNE of Acceglio, Italy · 8556 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 2.50 km NW of Campomolino, Italy · 8556 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.23 km NE of Valdieri, Italy · 8555 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 3.43 km SSW of Pradleves, Italy · 8555 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 2.03 km SSW of Pradleves, Italy · 8555 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 2.63 km N of Demonte, Italy · 8555 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 2.012 km NNE of Guillestre, France · 8555 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.81 km N of Demonte, Italy · 8554 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.54 km E of Robilante, Italy · 8553 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 2.03 km NNW of Demonte, Italy · 8552 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 2.610 km SE of Jausiers, France · 8552 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 2.22 km NE of San Defendente, Italy · 8550 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 2.31 km E of Macra, Italy · 8549 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 2.11 km SW of Angrogna, Italy · 8549 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 1.711 km NE of Guillestre, France · 8549 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 2.08 km SSW of Sambuco, Italy · 8549 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 1.74 km N of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8548 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of 162.

Before

  1. 1.74 km SE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 8571 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.16 km NNW of Jausiers, France · 8571 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.24 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8572 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.08 km N of Jausiers, France · 8572 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.27 km N of Jausiers, France · 8572 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.23 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8572 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.5France · 8572 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 3.011 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8572 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.31 km S of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8572 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.010 km ESE of Embrun, France · 8573 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.616 km SE of Bordighera, Italy · 8574 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.217 km SE of Bordighera, Italy · 8574 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.44 km SE of Jausiers, France · 8574 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.22 km E of Macra, Italy · 8575 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.66 km N of Jausiers, France · 8575 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.69 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8575 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.512 km WSW of Seyne-les-Alpes, France · 8575 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.45 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8575 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.13 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8575 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.96 km SSW of Pleyne, Italy · 8576 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bvds. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:24 PM UTC.