Switzerland earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 5 km E of Evolène, Switzerland

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5 km E of Evolène, Switzerland on Fri, Apr 6, 2001, 3:32 AM GMT+2 (01:32 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-04-06 01:32:34 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.114° N, 7.559° 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
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.212 km WSW of Martigny-Combe, Switzerland · 9311 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.45 km SE of Champéry, Switzerland · 9311 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.12 km ESE of Vernayaz, Switzerland · 9311 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.70 km SSE of Etroubles, Italy · 9310 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.44 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 9306 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.75 km SW of Hérémence, Switzerland · 9305 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.72 km SSW of Prè Saint Didier, Italy · 9301 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.72 km NNE of Traversella, Italy · 9290 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.74 km N of Traversella, Italy · 9290 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.37 km E of Flühli, Switzerland · 9290 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.39 km E of Meiringen, Switzerland · 9289 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.54 km SW of Saanen, Switzerland · 9288 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.85 km SSE of La Thuile, Italy · 9280 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.54 km SSE of Boltigen, Switzerland · 9277 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.60 km ENE of Beatenberg, Switzerland · 9276 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.07 km WNW of Balme, Italy · 9272 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.15 km ENE of Séez, France · 9268 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.11 km NNW of Martigny-Ville, Switzerland · 9260 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.58 km SSE of Evolène, Switzerland · 9259 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 4.16 km N of Beaufort, France · 9257 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.42 km SSE of Belle-Plagne, France · 9314 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.03 km SE of Zermatt, Switzerland · 9317 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.68 km ESE of Samoëns, France · 9319 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.30 km N of Rüschegg, Switzerland · 9319 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.13 km NNW of Lens, Switzerland · 9321 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.65 km SSW of Hérémence, Switzerland · 9325 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.02 km W of Blumenstein, Switzerland · 9326 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.00 km SE of Hermiswil, Switzerland · 9327 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.73 km WSW of Orsières, Switzerland · 9335 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.29 km SSW of Martigny-Combe, Switzerland · 9337 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.21 km SW of Salvan, Switzerland · 9337 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.85 km WNW of Salvan, Switzerland · 9338 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.04 km W of Ronco Canavese, Italy · 9338 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.14 km WNW of Ronco Canavese, Italy · 9338 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.21 km SSW of San Leonardo, Italy · 9338 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away

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