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M1.9 earthquake 7 km WSW of Staffa, Italy

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Staffa, Italy on Tue, May 13, 2003, 12:20 PM GMT+2 (10:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 4 km W of Traversella, 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
2003-05-13 10:20:31 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.954° N, 7.874° 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 usp000bx5n. 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
301°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.94 km W of Traversella, Italy · 8546 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.37 km WNW of Traversella, Italy · 8544 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.11 km SW of Valgrisenche, Italy · 8543 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.08 km N of Saint-Rhémy, Italy · 8532 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.66 km N of Leukerbad, Switzerland · 8527 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.21 km SE of Salvan, Switzerland · 8526 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.22 km ESE of Samoëns, France · 8525 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.414 km N of Baltschieder, Switzerland · 8524 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.32 km NE of Zermatt, Switzerland · 8523 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.11 km SSW of Champdepraz, Italy · 8512 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.22 km N of Val-d'Isère, France · 8510 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.42 km NE of San Francesco al Campo, Italy · 8508 days ago · 32 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.67 km SE of Orsières, Switzerland · 8502 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.91 km NNE of Montana, Switzerland · 8493 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.53 km WSW of Canischio, Italy · 8487 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.96 km SSW of Champéry, Switzerland · 8547 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.41 km S of Saint-Vincent, Italy · 8551 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.23 km SSW of Front, Italy · 8557 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.85 km SE of Bionaz, Italy · 8557 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.81 km SSW of San Mauro Torinese, Italy · 8558 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.32 km SSW of Varen, Switzerland · 8560 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.24 km NW of Orsières, Switzerland · 8564 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.75 km ENE of Abondance, France · 8571 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.07 km NNE of Leysin, Switzerland · 8572 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bx5n. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:35 AM UTC.