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Weak mag. 2.6 earthquake - 5.2 km north of Dronero, Provincia di Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy, on Monday, June 27, 2016 at 17:59 GMT

Weak magnitude 2.6 earthquake at 2 km depth

27 Jun 18:06 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 6 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jun 27, 2016 17:59:42 UTC
Local time at epicenter
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.6
Depth	2.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	44.51°N / 7.38°E (Provincia di Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy)
Antipode	44.51°S / 172.62°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	3 km (2 mi) N of Villar San Costanzo (Provincia di Cuneo) (pop: 490) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 17 km (10 mi) W of Sental (pop: 3,940) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Saluzzo (Provincia di Cuneo) (pop: 16,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 19 km (12 mi) NW of Cuneo (Piemonte) (pop: 46,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Paesana (pop: 1,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Borgo San Dalmazzo (Provincia di Cuneo) (pop: 11,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Demonte (Piemonte) (pop: 1,180) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) SW of Savigliano (Provincia di Cuneo) (pop: 16,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 67 km (42 mi) SSW of Turin (pop: 870,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 508 km (315 mi) NW of Rome (Latium) (pop: 2,318,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	5 x 10⁸ joules (139 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.12 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.6	2 km	NORTHERN ITALY	EMSC
2.1	14 km	Cuneo	INGV

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Muggio, TI (MUGIO/CH network) | Distance from quake: 204 km / 127 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Muggio, TI: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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Seismic station Muggio, TI: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Muggio, TI: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake, showing horizontal E-W and N-S ground movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Fiescheralp, VS (FIESA/CH network) | Distance from quake: 222 km / 138 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Fiescheralp, VS: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Fiescheralp, VS: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Fiescheralp, VS: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Hasliberg, BE (HASLI/CH network) | Distance from quake: 257 km / 160 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Hasliberg, BE: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Hasliberg, BE: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Hasliberg, BE: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Ofenpass-Fuorn, GR (FUORN/CH network) | Distance from quake: 325 km / 202 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Ofenpass-Fuorn, GR: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Ofenpass-Fuorn, GR: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Ofenpass-Fuorn, GR: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Echery - Sainte Marie aux Mines, France (ECH/G network) | Distance from quake: 412 km / 256 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Echery - Sainte Marie aux Mines, France: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Echery - Sainte Marie aux Mines, France: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Echery - Sainte Marie aux Mines, France: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User reports for this quake

At magnitude 2.6, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.

There are no user reports for this quake.

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