Switzerland earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 5 km SE of Champéry, Switzerland

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Champéry, Switzerland on Sat, Apr 7, 2001, 10:12 AM GMT+2 (08:12 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 6 km N of Beaufort, France. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-04-07 08:12:55 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.138° N, 6.923° 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
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.12 km ESE of Vernayaz, Switzerland · 9311 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.70 km SSE of Etroubles, Italy · 9310 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.00 km SW of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France · 9309 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.56 km N of Modane, France · 9307 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.44 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 9306 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.75 km SW of Hérémence, Switzerland · 9305 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.81 km SSE of Cortaillod, Switzerland · 9304 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.81 km W of Bevaix, Switzerland · 9304 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.11 km SSE of Saint-Aubin-Sauges, Switzerland · 9304 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.51 km WSW of Auvernier, Switzerland · 9304 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.32 km NE of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France · 9304 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.30 km NW of Bevaix, Switzerland · 9303 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.01 km WNW of Bevaix, Switzerland · 9302 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.72 km SSW of Prè Saint Didier, Italy · 9301 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.72 km NNE of Traversella, Italy · 9290 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.74 km N of Traversella, Italy · 9290 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.54 km SW of Saanen, Switzerland · 9287 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.05 km ESE of Val Thorens, France · 9287 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.85 km SSE of La Thuile, Italy · 9280 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.54 km SSE of Boltigen, Switzerland · 9277 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 2.60 km ENE of Beatenberg, Switzerland · 9276 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.07 km WNW of Balme, Italy · 9272 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.03 km SSE of Montmélian, France · 9271 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.15 km ENE of Séez, France · 9268 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.71 km WSW of Auvernier, Switzerland · 9267 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.11 km NNW of Martigny-Ville, Switzerland · 9259 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 1.78 km SSW of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France · 9259 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.58 km SSE of Evolène, Switzerland · 9258 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 4.16 km N of Beaufort, France · 9257 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.64 km E of Moûtiers, France · 9255 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 3.212 km WSW of Martigny-Combe, Switzerland · 9311 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.05 km E of Evolène, Switzerland · 9312 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.42 km SSE of Belle-Plagne, France · 9314 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.03 km SE of Zermatt, Switzerland · 9317 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.70 km SSW of Travers, Switzerland · 9318 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.68 km ESE of Samoëns, France · 9319 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.30 km N of Rüschegg, Switzerland · 9319 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.13 km NNW of Lens, Switzerland · 9321 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.65 km SSW of Hérémence, Switzerland · 9325 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.02 km W of Blumenstein, Switzerland · 9326 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.00 km SE of Hermiswil, Switzerland · 9326 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.73 km WSW of Orsières, Switzerland · 9335 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.29 km SSW of Martigny-Combe, Switzerland · 9337 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.21 km SW of Salvan, Switzerland · 9337 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.85 km WNW of Salvan, Switzerland · 9337 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.04 km W of Ronco Canavese, Italy · 9338 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.14 km WNW of Ronco Canavese, Italy · 9338 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.21 km SSW of San Leonardo, Italy · 9338 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000acr1. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:51 AM UTC.