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M2.5 earthquake 6 km WSW of Staffa, Italy

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Staffa, Italy on Sun, Feb 16, 2003, 7:53 PM GMT+1 (18:53 UTC), 2 km (1 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
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-02-16 18:53:56 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.954° N, 7.883° 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.

Stations used
29

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.10 km N of Champdepraz, Italy · 8627 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.27 km ENE of Evolène, Switzerland · 8621 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.49 km SW of Evolène, Switzerland · 8607 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.82 km S of Busano, Italy · 8602 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.41 km N of Rivarossa, Italy · 8602 days ago · 32 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.21 km ENE of La Salle, Italy · 8598 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.38 km NNE of Re, Italy · 8589 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.96 km WSW of Staffa, Italy · 8586 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.76 km WNW of Staffa, Italy · 8586 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.13 km NW of Turtmann, Switzerland · 8579 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.59 km NW of Alagna Valsesia, Italy · 8577 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.07 km NNE of Leysin, Switzerland · 8571 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.27 km WSW of Staffa, Italy · 8635 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.55 km NNW of Tignes, France · 8635 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.66 km SSW of Zermatt, Switzerland · 8642 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.46 km NNW of Valgrisenche, Italy · 8646 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.82 km ESE of Champéry, Switzerland · 8650 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.69 km ESE of Séez, France · 8655 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.72 km W of Ingria, Italy · 8658 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.13 km SSW of Mappano, Italy · 8660 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.19 km SE of Orsières, Switzerland · 8660 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.85 km W of Staffa, Italy · 8660 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bqud. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:07 PM UTC.