Weak mag. 2.1 earthquake - 0.5 km west of Ruffia, Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy, on Saturday, Nov 21, 2020 at 7:58 am (GMT +1)
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Weak magnitude 2.1 earthquake at 5 km depth
21 Nov 07:08 UTC: First to report: RENASS after 9 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Nov 21, 2020 06:58:46 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | Saturday, Nov 21, 2020 at 7:58 am (GMT +1) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.1 |
| Depth | 5.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 44.706°N / 7.598°E  (Provincia di Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy) |
| Antipode | 44.706°S / 172.402°W |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | RENASS (Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS)) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 0 km (0 mi) W of Ruffia (pop: 252) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 8 km (5 mi) NW of Savigliano (Provincia di Cuneo) (pop: 16,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 11 km (7 mi) NE of Saluzzo (Provincia di Cuneo) (pop: 16,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 12 km (7 mi) SE of Villafranca Piemonte (pop: 3,250) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Carmagnola (Città Metropolitana di Torino) (pop: 23,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 20 km (12 mi) NNW of Fossano (Provincia di Cuneo, Piemont) (pop: 18,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 20 km (12 mi) W of Bra (Provincia di Cuneo) (pop: 24,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 29 km (18 mi) SE of Pinerolo (Città Metropolitana di Torino) (pop: 30,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 41 km (26 mi) S of Turin (pop: 870,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 506 km (314 mi) NW of Rome (Latium) (pop: 2,318,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  4.2°C (39 F), humidity: 86%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 8.9 x 107 joules (24.8 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.1 | 5 km | NORTHERN ITALY - 8km De Savigliano | RENASS |
User reports for this quake
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