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M2.9 earthquake 4 km W of Traversella, Italy

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 4 km W of Traversella, Italy on Tue, May 13, 2003, 2:54 PM GMT+2 (12:54 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-05-13 12:54:21 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.502° N, 7.692° 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 usp000bx5w. 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
82°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.37 km WNW of Traversella, Italy · 8543 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.11 km SW of Valgrisenche, Italy · 8542 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.910 km ESE of Modane, France · 8540 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.14 km SW of Belle-Plagne, France · 8539 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.11 km NE of Aigueblanche, France · 8539 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.31 km SSW of Cesana Torinese, Italy · 8537 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.90 km SSE of San Secondo di Pinerolo, Italy · 8535 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.08 km N of Saint-Rhémy, Italy · 8532 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.21 km SE of Salvan, Switzerland · 8526 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.22 km ESE of Samoëns, France · 8525 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.52 km NNW of Oviglio, Italy · 8525 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.72 km ENE of Ostana, Italy · 8524 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.32 km ENE of Ostana, Italy · 8524 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.32 km NE of Zermatt, Switzerland · 8523 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.53 km SSW of Pramollo, Italy · 8522 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.2France · 8521 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.85 km WSW of Belle-Plagne, France · 8521 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.64 km SW of Aime, France · 8521 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 4.21 km NNE of Piobesi Torinese, Italy · 8517 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.91 km E of Roure, Italy · 8516 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.63 km S of San Giorio, Italy · 8515 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.30 km NNW of Oviglio, Italy · 8515 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.21 km NNE of Castelnuovo Belbo, Italy · 8514 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.11 km SSW of Champdepraz, Italy · 8511 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 2.22 km N of Val-d'Isère, France · 8509 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.45 km NE of Novalesa, Italy · 8508 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 2.42 km NE of San Francesco al Campo, Italy · 8508 days ago · 32 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.67 km SE of Orsières, Switzerland · 8502 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.41 km ESE of Crissolo, Italy · 8501 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.01 km ENE of Angrogna, Italy · 8501 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 2.15 km W of Cardè, Italy · 8500 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.33 km NNE of Moretta, Italy · 8497 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.71 km NNW of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France · 8497 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.91 km NNE of Montana, Switzerland · 8493 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 2.12 km NNW of Bergamasco, Italy · 8487 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.53 km WSW of Canischio, Italy · 8486 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 1.97 km WSW of Staffa, Italy · 8545 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.70 km SW of Vaie, Italy · 8546 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.96 km SSW of Champéry, Switzerland · 8547 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.11 km SW of Angrogna, Italy · 8549 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.13 km NNE of Bozel, France · 8549 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.02 km NE of Incisa Scapaccino, Italy · 8549 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.12 km ENE of Masio, Italy · 8550 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.41 km S of Saint-Vincent, Italy · 8550 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.23 km SSW of Front, Italy · 8556 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.21 km SW of Castelnuovo Belbo, Italy · 8557 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.85 km SE of Bionaz, Italy · 8557 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.81 km SSW of San Mauro Torinese, Italy · 8557 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.70 km NNW of Ghiare-Madonna, Italy · 8559 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 4.32 km SSW of Varen, Switzerland · 8560 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.33 km SSE of Favari-Avatanei, Italy · 8561 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.24 km NW of Orsières, Switzerland · 8563 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.63 km WSW of Val Thorens, France · 8566 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bx5w. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:43 PM UTC.