M1.9 earthquake 1 km WNW of Sappada, Italy
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 1 km WNW of Sappada, Italy on Thu, Jan 16, 2003, 1:22 PM GMT+1 (12:22 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 3 km NNE of Moggio Udinese, Italy. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-01-16 12:22:36 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.570° N, 12.662° E
- Region
- Italy
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
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
- 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.01 km NE of Gemona, Italy · 8660 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.80 km WSW of San Leonardo, Italy · 8641 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.75 km SSE of Obervellach, Austria · 8637 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.02 km WSW of Lusevera, Italy · 8633 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.55 km WSW of Pontebba, Italy · 8631 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.43 km SE of Bovec, Slovenia · 8622 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.45 km ESE of Claut, Italy · 8611 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.5Austria-Italy-Slovenia border region · 8606 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.83 km NNE of Moggio Udinese, Italy · 8606 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bnnd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.