Small 3.7 quake hits near Aosta, Valla d'Aosta, Aosta Valley, Italy

An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 occurred only 8 minutes ago 33 km west of Aosta, Italy, the Swiss Seismological Service (SED) reported.
The quake hit at a very shallow depth of 3.20 km beneath the epicenter near Aosta, Valla d'Aosta, Aosta Valley, Italy, in the morning on Monday, January 12th, 2026, at 7:28 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Courmayeur (pop. 2,800) located 8 km from the epicenter, and Morgex (pop. 1,700) 12 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Sallanches (pop. 16,700) located 29 km from the epicenter, Aosta (pop. 35,300) 33 km away, Albertville (pop. 19,100) 40 km away, Martigny-Ville (pop. 18,300) 42 km away, Cluses (pop. 19,800) 43 km away, and Annecy (pop. 49,200) 62 km away.

Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 12, 2026 07:28 am (GMT +1) local time (12 Jan 2026 06:28 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.7
Depth: 3.20 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 45.75°N / 6.89°E (Valle d'Aosta, Aosta Valley, Italy)
Primary data source: SED
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