Italy earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 3 km WSW of Noasca, Italy

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Noasca, Italy on Fri, Mar 12, 2004, 4:23 PM GMT+1 (15:23 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 northern 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
2004-03-12 15:23:35 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.439° N, 7.280° 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 usp000cprt. 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
259°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.51 km SSE of Prarostino, Italy · 8236 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.91 km ENE of Ceres, Italy · 8235 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.03 km WNW of Frassino, Italy · 8235 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.31 km SW of Belle-Plagne, France · 8231 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.66 km S of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France · 8230 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.316 km ENE of Guillestre, France · 8230 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.83 km W of Val Thorens, France · 8229 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.010 km SE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8229 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.7northern Italy · 8225 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.14 km N of Ostana, Italy · 8225 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.61 km NNE of Rubiana, Italy · 8223 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.75 km SW of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France · 8223 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.38 km NNW of Aime, France · 8222 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.310 km WNW of La Thuile, Italy · 8222 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.76 km ESE of Briançon, France · 8220 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.64 km WNW of Sampeyre, Italy · 8219 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.75 km NNE of Villeneuve, France · 8219 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.01 km ENE of Claviere, Italy · 8216 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.82 km ESE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 8216 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.81 km S of Vaie, Italy · 8215 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.01 km S of Vaie, Italy · 8215 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.94 km NNE of Guillestre, France · 8215 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.42 km S of Rorà, Italy · 8214 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.55 km SSW of Turtmann, Switzerland · 8214 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.30 km NW of Scarnafigi, Italy · 8211 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.82 km N of Coise, France · 8210 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.60 km WSW of Villanova Solaro, Italy · 8210 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.74 km NW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8208 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.89 km SE of Les Contamines-Montjoie, France · 8207 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 2.37 km S of La Thuile, Italy · 8207 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 2.74 km WSW of La Thuile, Italy · 8206 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 2.210 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8205 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.410 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8205 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.26 km SSW of Modane, France · 8205 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 2.210 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8204 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.04 km NNE of Cruet, France · 8204 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.86 km WNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8204 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 2.113 km NE of Guillestre, France · 8202 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.47 km N of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8201 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 2.27 km WSW of La Thuile, Italy · 8200 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 2.410 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8200 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.86 km SSE of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8200 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 2.212 km NE of Guillestre, France · 8200 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.64 km N of Claviere, Italy · 8199 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 2.15 km SSW of La Thuile, Italy · 8197 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 2.18 km E of Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland · 8197 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 3.10 km W of Valgioie, Italy · 8196 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 2.36 km SSE of Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, France · 8195 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 2.110 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8193 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 2.42 km SSW of Faule, Italy · 8191 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 2.312 km ESE of Guillestre, France · 8190 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.89 km NNW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8190 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.31 km E of Caprie, Italy · 8189 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 2.810 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8189 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 2.510 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8189 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.210 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8189 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.310 km E of Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland · 8189 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.712 km NNE of Guillestre, France · 8188 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 2.81 km ENE of Pancalieri, Italy · 8184 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 3.2northern Italy · 8184 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 63.

Before

  1. 1.92 km E of Viù, Italy · 8241 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.30 km SSE of Crissolo, Italy · 8242 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.57 km WNW of Pleyne, Italy · 8243 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.89 km NE of Guillestre, France · 8245 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.111 km ENE of Guillestre, France · 8247 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.62 km WSW of Ronco Canavese, Italy · 8248 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.32 km SSW of Oncino, Italy · 8248 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.21 km N of Rubiana, Italy · 8249 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 3.10 km WNW of Piobesi Torinese, Italy · 8251 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.28 km NNE of Evolène, Switzerland · 8252 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.814 km NE of Guillestre, France · 8252 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.10 km WNW of Montmélian, France · 8254 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.05 km SE of Orsières, Switzerland · 8255 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.65 km SE of Orsières, Switzerland · 8255 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.41 km ESE of Rorà, Italy · 8255 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.719 km NW of Pontechianale, Italy · 8256 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.715 km SSW of Sauze di Cesana, Italy · 8256 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.94 km NNE of Cesana Torinese, Italy · 8257 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.915 km NE of Guillestre, France · 8257 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.52 km WNW of Villar-Saint-Pancrace, France · 8258 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cprt. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC.