Switzerland earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 0 km NW of Bevaix, Switzerland

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 0 km NW of Bevaix, Switzerland on Sat, Apr 14, 2001, 10:28 PM GMT+2 (20:28 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 1 km WSW of Auvernier, 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
2001-04-14 20:28:33 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.936° N, 6.807° 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.01 km WNW of Bevaix, Switzerland · 9302 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.37 km E of Flühli, Switzerland · 9290 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.54 km SW of Saanen, Switzerland · 9288 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.54 km SSE of Boltigen, Switzerland · 9278 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.60 km ENE of Beatenberg, Switzerland · 9277 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.21 km SSW of Orchamps-Vennes, France · 9270 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.71 km WSW of Auvernier, Switzerland · 9268 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.3Switzerland · 9260 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.11 km NNW of Martigny-Ville, Switzerland · 9260 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 2.51 km WSW of Auvernier, Switzerland · 9305 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.11 km SSE of Saint-Aubin-Sauges, Switzerland · 9305 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.81 km W of Bevaix, Switzerland · 9305 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.81 km SSE of Cortaillod, Switzerland · 9305 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.75 km SW of Hérémence, Switzerland · 9305 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.30 km NW of Blotzheim, France · 9307 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.44 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 9307 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.51 km WSW of Täuffelen, Switzerland · 9307 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.12 km ESE of Vernayaz, Switzerland · 9312 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.45 km SE of Champéry, Switzerland · 9312 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.33 km NNE of Héricourt, France · 9315 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.01 km WNW of Attiswil, Switzerland · 9317 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.70 km SSW of Travers, Switzerland · 9319 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.68 km ESE of Samoëns, France · 9319 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.30 km N of Rüschegg, Switzerland · 9320 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 3.13 km NNW of Lens, Switzerland · 9322 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.11 km NNW of Cornaux, Switzerland · 9325 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.65 km SSW of Hérémence, Switzerland · 9326 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.75 km NW of Clerval, France · 9326 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.02 km W of Blumenstein, Switzerland · 9327 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ad8v. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:57 PM UTC.