Italy earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 6 km NW of Staffa, Italy

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Staffa, Italy on Tue, May 25, 2004, 8:39 PM GMT+2 (18:39 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 1 km S of La Thuile, 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
2004-05-25 18:39:09 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.000° N, 7.900° 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 usp000cw71. 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
38°
Stations used
69

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 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km SSE of Viù, Italy · 8164 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.010 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8163 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 3.110 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8163 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.210 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8163 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.61 km SSE of Chatillon, Italy · 8154 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.110 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8150 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 3.71 km S of La Thuile, Italy · 8150 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.73 km SSE of La Thuile, Italy · 8150 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.64 km SSE of La Thuile, Italy · 8150 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.89 km WSW of Valgrisenche, Italy · 8150 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.010 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8150 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.74 km SE of Wilderswil, Switzerland · 8146 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.05 km S of La Thuile, Italy · 8146 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.54 km WSW of La Thuile, Italy · 8145 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.22 km SSW of Ribordone, Italy · 8138 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.14 km SW of Locana, Italy · 8137 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 2.910 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8168 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.410 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8170 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.110 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8170 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.85 km NNW of Bionaz, Italy · 8171 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.16 km NNW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8172 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.66 km NW of Staffa, Italy · 8173 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.94 km NNW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8173 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 3.03 km W of La Thuile, Italy · 8176 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.1France · 8176 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.12 km SE of La Thuile, Italy · 8176 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.22 km SE of La Thuile, Italy · 8176 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.04 km WNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8177 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.38 km S of Evolène, Switzerland · 8177 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.32 km SSW of La Villa, Italy · 8178 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.22 km S of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland · 8179 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.23 km WSW of La Thuile, Italy · 8182 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.93 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8184 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.310 km E of Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland · 8190 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.210 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8190 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.510 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8190 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cw71. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.