Switzerland earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 1 km SE of Matten, Switzerland

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 1 km SE of Matten, Switzerland on Sun, Jun 25, 2000, 5:13 PM GMT+2 (15:13 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 5 km NNW of Selzach, Switzerland. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-06-25 15:13:09 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.670° N, 7.880° E
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

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km SSE of Adelboden, Switzerland · 9584 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.25 km NNW of Selzach, Switzerland · 9580 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.81 km N of Muttenz, Switzerland · 9576 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.24 km WSW of Sankt Niklaus, Switzerland · 9565 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.35 km WNW of Salvan, Switzerland · 9563 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.91 km NE of Arisdorf, Switzerland · 9561 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.62 km WSW of Sachseln, Switzerland · 9549 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.72 km NNW of Chamoson, Switzerland · 9547 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.52 km WSW of Saint-Blaise, Switzerland · 9546 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 3.22 km E of Weggis, Switzerland · 9542 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 2.43 km S of Därligen, Switzerland · 9597 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.71 km NNW of Itingen, Switzerland · 9600 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.81 km NNW of Itingen, Switzerland · 9600 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.02 km SE of Magden, Switzerland · 9600 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.31 km WSW of Buus, Switzerland · 9600 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.92 km WNW of Rodersdorf, Switzerland · 9616 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009v3m. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:42 AM UTC.