M3.2 earthquake 3 km SSE of Amden, Switzerland
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 3 km SSE of Amden, Switzerland on Thu, Dec 21, 2000, 7:30 AM GMT+1 (06:30 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 1 km SE of Triesen, Liechtenstein. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-12-21 06:30:03 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.120° N, 9.160° E
- Region
- Switzerland
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 57
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.05 km SSW of Trun, Switzerland · 9413 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.77 km E of Pontresina, Switzerland · 9404 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.32 km S of Balzers, Liechtenstein · 9400 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.63 km ENE of Chur, Switzerland · 9384 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.41 km SE of Triesen, Liechtenstein · 9378 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.57 km SE of Zernez, Switzerland · 9365 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a6g5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:43 PM UTC.