Switzerland earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 2 km W of Blumenstein, Switzerland

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 2 km W of Blumenstein, Switzerland on Fri, Mar 23, 2001, 4:29 AM GMT+1 (03:29 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 0 km NW of Blotzheim, 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
2001-03-23 03:29:58 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.738° N, 7.491° 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
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.65 km SSW of Hérémence, Switzerland · 9324 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.11 km NNW of Cornaux, Switzerland · 9323 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.13 km NNW of Lens, Switzerland · 9320 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.30 km N of Rüschegg, Switzerland · 9318 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.68 km ESE of Samoëns, France · 9318 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.70 km SSW of Travers, Switzerland · 9317 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.03 km SE of Zermatt, Switzerland · 9316 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.01 km WNW of Attiswil, Switzerland · 9316 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.05 km E of Evolène, Switzerland · 9311 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 3.212 km WSW of Martigny-Combe, Switzerland · 9310 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.45 km SE of Champéry, Switzerland · 9310 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.12 km ESE of Vernayaz, Switzerland · 9310 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.51 km WSW of Täuffelen, Switzerland · 9306 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.44 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 9305 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 3.30 km NW of Blotzheim, France · 9305 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.75 km SW of Hérémence, Switzerland · 9304 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.81 km SSE of Cortaillod, Switzerland · 9303 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.81 km W of Bevaix, Switzerland · 9303 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.11 km SSE of Saint-Aubin-Sauges, Switzerland · 9303 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.51 km WSW of Auvernier, Switzerland · 9303 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.30 km NW of Bevaix, Switzerland · 9302 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.01 km WNW of Bevaix, Switzerland · 9301 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.37 km E of Flühli, Switzerland · 9289 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 2.39 km E of Meiringen, Switzerland · 9288 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 2.54 km SW of Saanen, Switzerland · 9286 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.54 km SSE of Boltigen, Switzerland · 9276 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 2.60 km ENE of Beatenberg, Switzerland · 9275 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 2.21 km SSW of Orchamps-Vennes, France · 9269 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.71 km WSW of Auvernier, Switzerland · 9266 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 2.00 km SE of Hermiswil, Switzerland · 9325 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.73 km WSW of Orsières, Switzerland · 9334 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.29 km SSW of Martigny-Combe, Switzerland · 9336 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.21 km SW of Salvan, Switzerland · 9336 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.85 km WNW of Salvan, Switzerland · 9336 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.42 km NE of Martigny-Ville, Switzerland · 9343 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.90 km S of Vernayaz, Switzerland · 9346 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.80 km NNE of Bad Säckingen, Germany · 9347 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.13 km W of Salvan, Switzerland · 9347 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.90 km NNW of Salgesch, Switzerland · 9347 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 3.11 km NNE of Martigny-Ville, Switzerland · 9348 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.01 km W of Martigny-Ville, Switzerland · 9350 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.01 km ESE of Salvan, Switzerland · 9351 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 3.04 km SE of Martigny-Combe, Switzerland · 9351 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 3.92 km W of Martigny-Ville, Switzerland · 9351 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.41 km SSE of Salvan, Switzerland · 9352 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 3.92 km E of Martigny-Ville, Switzerland · 9352 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000abwh. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:13 AM UTC.