Switzerland earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 2 km NNW of Chamoson, Switzerland

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Chamoson, Switzerland on Sat, Aug 12, 2000, 12:22 PM GMT+2 (10:22 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 3 km ESE of Arâches-la-Frasse, France. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-08-12 10:22:35 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.228° N, 7.212° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
23

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.52 km WSW of Saint-Blaise, Switzerland · 9547 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.63 km ESE of Arâches-la-Frasse, France · 9540 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.81 km NNE of Arâches-la-Frasse, France · 9540 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.81 km WSW of Arâches-la-Frasse, France · 9540 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.41 km ESE of Arâches-la-Frasse, France · 9540 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.03 km ESE of Samoëns, France · 9540 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.22 km ESE of Arâches-la-Frasse, France · 9540 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.00 km NNW of Arâches-la-Frasse, France · 9539 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.93 km WSW of Samoëns, France · 9537 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.11 km SW of Magland, France · 9533 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.80 km SSE of Cully, Switzerland · 9533 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.59 km SW of Salvan, Switzerland · 9533 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.91 km ESE of Arâches-la-Frasse, France · 9533 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.96 km S of Martigny-Combe, Switzerland · 9533 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.92 km SE of Chalais, Switzerland · 9533 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.86 km NNE of Saint-Rhémy, Italy · 9530 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.62 km ESE of Magland, France · 9530 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.813 km E of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France · 9529 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.96 km NW of Montana, Switzerland · 9525 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.91 km SSW of Unterseen, Switzerland · 9525 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.24 km ESE of Leukerbad, Switzerland · 9520 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.94 km SE of Samoëns, France · 9519 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.57 km WSW of Martigny-Combe, Switzerland · 9518 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.13 km ENE of Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland · 9518 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.53 km SSE of Noasca, Italy · 9516 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.05 km WNW of Salvan, Switzerland · 9487 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 1.99 km WSW of Valgrisenche, Italy · 9553 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.75 km N of Tignes, France · 9558 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.35 km WNW of Salvan, Switzerland · 9563 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.24 km WSW of Sankt Niklaus, Switzerland · 9565 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009yaq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:48 AM UTC.