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M3.0 earthquake 6 km WNW of Pontebba, Italy

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Pontebba, Italy on Thu, Jan 22, 2004, 4:26 PM GMT+1 (15:26 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 3 km WSW of Ovaro, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-01-22 15:26:02 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.532° N, 13.227° 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 usp000cjez. 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
68°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.87 km NE of Solkan, Slovenia · 8288 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.82 km ENE of Lusevera, Italy · 8285 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.0northern Italy · 8280 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.50 km NE of Frisanco, Italy · 8277 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.94 km NNE of Forni di Sotto, Italy · 8273 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.69 km SE of Ferlach, Austria · 8273 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.91 km SE of Osoppo, Italy · 8272 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.511 km SSE of Bramberg am Wildkogel, Austria · 8271 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.76 km SW of Forni di Sotto, Italy · 8270 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.63 km ESE of Žiri, Slovenia · 8270 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.60 km N of Venzone, Italy · 8269 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.04 km ESE of Kobarid, Slovenia · 8257 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.36 km ESE of Bovec, Slovenia · 8255 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 3.13 km WSW of Ovaro, Italy · 8252 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.95 km SE of Tarvisio, Italy · 8251 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.70 km SW of Cavazzo Carnico, Italy · 8230 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 2.92 km SW of Finkenstein am Faaker See, Austria · 8309 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.97 km SSE of Bohinjska Bistrica, Slovenia · 8309 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.25 km ENE of Claut, Italy · 8310 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.23 km E of Claut, Italy · 8311 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.19 km ESE of Bovec, Slovenia · 8311 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cjez. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:50 AM UTC.