M2.6 earthquake 3 km ENE of Chur, Switzerland
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Chur, Switzerland on Tue, Jan 23, 2001, 5:15 PM GMT+1 (16:15 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 4 km NW of Linthal, Switzerland. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-01-23 16:15:43 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.866° N, 9.577° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.41 km SE of Triesen, Liechtenstein · 9377 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.57 km SE of Zernez, Switzerland · 9365 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.81 km SSW of Elmen, Austria · 9362 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.01 km NW of Mäder, Austria · 9334 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.32 km NNE of Warth, Austria · 9332 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.94 km NW of Linthal, Switzerland · 9331 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.78 km SE of Pontresina, Switzerland · 9329 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
Before
- 2.07 km SSE of Sant'Antonio, Italy · 9396 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.32 km S of Balzers, Liechtenstein · 9399 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.77 km E of Pontresina, Switzerland · 9404 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.64 km SSE of Namlos, Austria · 9411 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.05 km SSW of Trun, Switzerland · 9413 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
Earthquakes todaySwitzerland earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a888. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:53 AM UTC.