Switzerland earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 1 km E of Riedholz, Switzerland

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 1 km E of Riedholz, Switzerland on Wed, Nov 15, 2000, 6:35 PM GMT+1 (17:35 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-11-15 17:35:53 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.230° N, 7.590° 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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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
33

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.00 km NE of Riedholz, Switzerland · 9451 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.35 km NNE of Löhningen, Switzerland · 9443 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.03 km NW of Rupperswil, Switzerland · 9417 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.52 km SSW of Waldighofen, France · 9413 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.87 km ESE of Badenweiler, Germany · 9409 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.11 km SE of Leukerbad, Switzerland · 9394 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 2.14 km N of Bévilard, Switzerland · 9454 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 3.81 km WNW of Langendorf, Switzerland · 9454 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.31 km ENE of Eichstetten, Germany · 9454 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.32 km NW of Gilley, France · 9460 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.90 km N of Tramelan, Switzerland · 9466 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.74 km E of La Cluse-et-Mijoux, France · 9471 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a3pd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.