Italy earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5 km SSE of Bardonecchia, Italy

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Bardonecchia, Italy on Fri, Feb 13, 2004, 7:18 PM GMT+1 (18:18 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 10 km ENE of Jausiers, France. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-02-13 18:18:43 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.029° N, 6.713° 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 usp000cm4d. 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

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Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 129 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 129.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cm4d. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC.