Italy earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 7 km WSW of Staffa, Italy

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Staffa, Italy on Wed, Feb 12, 2003, 8:15 AM GMT+1 (07:15 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 2 km S of Busano, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-02-12 07:15:54 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.951° N, 7.874° E
Region
Italy
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.56 km WSW of Staffa, Italy · 8631 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.10 km N of Champdepraz, Italy · 8629 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.27 km ENE of Evolène, Switzerland · 8623 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.49 km SW of Evolène, Switzerland · 8608 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.82 km S of Busano, Italy · 8603 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.41 km N of Rivarossa, Italy · 8603 days ago · 32 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.21 km ENE of La Salle, Italy · 8600 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.38 km NNE of Re, Italy · 8590 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.96 km WSW of Staffa, Italy · 8587 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.76 km WNW of Staffa, Italy · 8587 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.13 km NW of Turtmann, Switzerland · 8580 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.59 km NW of Alagna Valsesia, Italy · 8579 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 1.55 km NNW of Tignes, France · 8636 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.66 km SSW of Zermatt, Switzerland · 8643 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.46 km NNW of Valgrisenche, Italy · 8647 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.82 km ESE of Champéry, Switzerland · 8651 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.69 km ESE of Séez, France · 8656 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.72 km W of Ingria, Italy · 8659 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.13 km SSW of Mappano, Italy · 8661 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.19 km SE of Orsières, Switzerland · 8661 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.85 km W of Staffa, Italy · 8661 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.23 km E of Bionaz, Italy · 8662 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.13 km ENE of Bionaz, Italy · 8662 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bqgs. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:25 AM UTC.