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M1.9 earthquake 3 km SSW of Modane, France

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3 km SSW of Modane, France on Mon, Feb 16, 2004, 7:55 PM GMT+1 (18:55 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-02-16 18:55:34 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.176° N, 6.652° E
Region
France
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 usp000cmc0. 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
124°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 108 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.48 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8264 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.19 km WSW of Valgrisenche, Italy · 8264 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.14 km E of Jausiers, France · 8263 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.14 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8263 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.22 km NE of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8263 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.87 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8263 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.79 km ESE of Guillestre, France · 8262 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.214 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8262 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.52 km WNW of Pietraporzio, Italy · 8260 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.83 km NW of Frassino, Italy · 8260 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.52 km WNW of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8258 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.915 km NE of Guillestre, France · 8257 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.94 km NNE of Cesana Torinese, Italy · 8257 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.715 km SSW of Sauze di Cesana, Italy · 8256 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.719 km NW of Pontechianale, Italy · 8256 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.41 km ESE of Rorà, Italy · 8255 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 3.110 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8255 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.64 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8255 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.32 km SW of Virieu, France · 8254 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.10 km WNW of Montmélian, France · 8254 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.82 km NNE of Châbons, France · 8253 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 2.55 km SSE of Guillestre, France · 8253 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.814 km NE of Guillestre, France · 8252 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 2.15 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8251 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 3.10 km WNW of Piobesi Torinese, Italy · 8251 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.24 km S of Campomolino, Italy · 8250 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 2.21 km N of Rubiana, Italy · 8249 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.15 km SSE of Guillestre, France · 8249 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.32 km SSW of Oncino, Italy · 8248 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.715 km SE of Guillestre, France · 8248 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.514 km W of Pleyne, Italy · 8248 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 3.014 km W of Pleyne, Italy · 8248 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.62 km WSW of Ronco Canavese, Italy · 8248 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 2.216 km SE of Guillestre, France · 8248 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 2.22 km SW of Serre, Italy · 8248 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.111 km ENE of Guillestre, France · 8247 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 2.38 km SE of Guillestre, France · 8247 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 2.37 km SE of Guillestre, France · 8247 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.82 km N of Pradleves, Italy · 8245 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.89 km NE of Guillestre, France · 8245 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 2.41 km ESE of Jausiers, France · 8245 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.72 km NNE of Jausiers, France · 8245 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 2.57 km WNW of Pleyne, Italy · 8243 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 2.30 km SSE of Crissolo, Italy · 8242 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.212 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 8242 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.513 km ESE of Embrun, France · 8242 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 1.51 km N of San Damiano Macra, Italy · 8242 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.92 km E of Viù, Italy · 8241 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.93 km WSW of Noasca, Italy · 8241 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 1.711 km ESE of Embrun, France · 8241 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 2.412 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8239 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.43 km ENE of Jausiers, France · 8239 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.18 km N of Jausiers, France · 8239 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 2.38 km N of Jausiers, France · 8237 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.66 km SSW of Bersezio, Italy · 8237 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.16 km N of Jausiers, France · 8237 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 2.51 km SSE of Prarostino, Italy · 8236 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 1.91 km ENE of Ceres, Italy · 8235 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 2.03 km WNW of Frassino, Italy · 8235 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.211 km WNW of Acceglio, Italy · 8234 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 108.

Before

  1. 1.82 km NNE of Macra, Italy · 8267 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.96 km NNE of Pietraporzio, Italy · 8268 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.38 km NW of Acceglio, Italy · 8269 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.23 km WNW of Paesana, Italy · 8269 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.85 km SSE of Bardonecchia, Italy · 8269 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.62 km S of Seyne-les-Alpes, France · 8270 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.42 km NW of Les Allues, France · 8271 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.14 km N of Jausiers, France · 8271 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.210 km NE of Jausiers, France · 8271 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.1northern Italy · 8272 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.22 km ENE of Chiesa di Macra, Italy · 8273 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.43 km S of Sampeyre, Italy · 8274 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.52 km NNE of Mâcot-la-Plagne, France · 8274 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.013 km ENE of Guillestre, France · 8275 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.10 km S of Murello, Italy · 8276 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.210 km W of Acceglio, Italy · 8277 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.31 km SE of Viù, Italy · 8277 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.53 km NNW of Acceglio, Italy · 8279 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.11 km S of Vizille, France · 8279 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.70 km NNE of Notre-Dame-de-Mésage, France · 8281 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cmc0. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:58 PM UTC.