Switzerland earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 0 km SSE of Cully, Switzerland

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 0 km SSE of Cully, Switzerland on Sat, Aug 26, 2000, 4:35 AM GMT+2 (02:35 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 1 km ESE of Arâches-la-Frasse, France. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-08-26 02:35:25 UTC
Depth
22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.481° N, 6.733° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59 km SW of Salvan, Switzerland · 9533 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.91 km ESE of Arâches-la-Frasse, France · 9533 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.96 km S of Martigny-Combe, Switzerland · 9533 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.92 km SE of Chalais, Switzerland · 9533 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.86 km NNE of Saint-Rhémy, Italy · 9530 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.62 km ESE of Magland, France · 9530 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.813 km E of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France · 9529 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.96 km NW of Montana, Switzerland · 9525 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.91 km SSW of Unterseen, Switzerland · 9525 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.24 km ESE of Leukerbad, Switzerland · 9520 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.94 km SE of Samoëns, France · 9519 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.57 km WSW of Martigny-Combe, Switzerland · 9518 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.13 km ENE of Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland · 9518 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.05 km WNW of Salvan, Switzerland · 9487 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.44 km ESE of Roulans, France · 9483 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.00 km WNW of Fully, Switzerland · 9481 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 2.11 km SW of Magland, France · 9533 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.15 km SSW of Glovelier, Switzerland · 9533 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.93 km WSW of Samoëns, France · 9537 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.00 km NNW of Arâches-la-Frasse, France · 9539 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.22 km ESE of Arâches-la-Frasse, France · 9540 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.03 km ESE of Samoëns, France · 9540 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.41 km ESE of Arâches-la-Frasse, France · 9540 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.81 km WSW of Arâches-la-Frasse, France · 9540 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.81 km NNE of Arâches-la-Frasse, France · 9540 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 3.63 km ESE of Arâches-la-Frasse, France · 9540 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.52 km WSW of Saint-Blaise, Switzerland · 9547 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.72 km NNW of Chamoson, Switzerland · 9547 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.35 km WNW of Salvan, Switzerland · 9563 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009z5s. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:31 AM UTC.