M1.9 earthquake 0 km N of Tramelan, Switzerland
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 0 km N of Tramelan, Switzerland on Wed, Nov 1, 2000, 1:37 PM GMT+1 (12:37 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 1 km WNW of Langendorf, Switzerland. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-11-01 12:37:35 UTC
- Depth
- 11.7 km (7.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.228° N, 7.103° E
- Region
- Switzerland
- 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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 4
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.32 km NW of Gilley, France · 9461 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.81 km WNW of Langendorf, Switzerland · 9454 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.14 km N of Bévilard, Switzerland · 9454 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.51 km E of Riedholz, Switzerland · 9452 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.29 km W of Rioz, France · 9452 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.00 km NE of Riedholz, Switzerland · 9451 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.03 km NW of Rupperswil, Switzerland · 9417 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.52 km SSW of Waldighofen, France · 9414 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.0France · 9410 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.87 km ESE of Badenweiler, Germany · 9409 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a2tw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:20 PM UTC.