M2.3 earthquake 2 km S of Balzers, Liechtenstein
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 2 km S of Balzers, Liechtenstein on Sun, Jan 7, 2001, 11:53 PM GMT+1 (22:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 1 km SE of Triesen, Liechtenstein. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-01-07 22:53:24 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.045° N, 9.497° E
- Region
- Liechtenstein
- 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.63 km ENE of Chur, Switzerland · 9382 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.41 km SE of Triesen, Liechtenstein · 9375 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.57 km SE of Zernez, Switzerland · 9363 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.81 km SSW of Elmen, Austria · 9360 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
Before
- 2.77 km E of Pontresina, Switzerland · 9402 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.64 km SSE of Namlos, Austria · 9410 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.05 km SSW of Trun, Switzerland · 9411 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.23 km SSE of Amden, Switzerland · 9415 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.94 km NE of Isolaccia, Italy · 9418 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.26 km NNW of Pfunds, Austria · 9421 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a7a4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.