Switzerland earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 0 km NE of Riedholz, Switzerland

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 0 km NE of Riedholz, Switzerland on Thu, Nov 16, 2000, 6:57 PM GMT+1 (17:57 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 2 km SSW of Waldighofen, France. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-11-16 17:57:42 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.234° N, 7.572° 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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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
9

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.35 km NNE of Löhningen, Switzerland · 9444 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.03 km NW of Rupperswil, Switzerland · 9417 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.52 km SSW of Waldighofen, France · 9414 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.87 km ESE of Badenweiler, Germany · 9409 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.11 km SE of Leukerbad, Switzerland · 9394 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.87 km SSW of Château-d'Oex, Switzerland · 9392 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.51 km E of Riedholz, Switzerland · 9452 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.14 km N of Bévilard, Switzerland · 9454 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.81 km WNW of Langendorf, Switzerland · 9454 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.31 km ENE of Eichstetten, Germany · 9455 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.32 km NW of Gilley, France · 9461 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.90 km N of Tramelan, Switzerland · 9467 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.74 km E of La Cluse-et-Mijoux, France · 9472 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a3y9. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:04 AM UTC.