Switzerland earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 1 km SW of Evolène, Switzerland

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 1 km SW of Evolène, Switzerland on Tue, Oct 30, 2001, 10:57 PM GMT+1 (21:57 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 2 km ESE of Séez, 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
2001-10-30 21:57:14 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.102° N, 7.482° 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
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.75 km SE of Saint-Paul-en-Chablais, France · 9101 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.92 km ESE of Séez, France · 9101 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.91 km WNW of Ueberstorf, Switzerland · 9095 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.82 km ESE of Courgevaux, Switzerland · 9094 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.64 km ESE of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France · 9094 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.04 km NNW of Castelnuovo Nigra, Italy · 9085 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.94 km NNW of Grimisuat, Switzerland · 9084 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.72 km WSW of Avry-sur-Matran, Switzerland · 9078 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.05 km E of Villaz-Saint-Pierre, Switzerland · 9064 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.53 km S of La Villa, Italy · 9064 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.35 km ESE of La Thuile, Italy · 9064 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.54 km SE of La Thuile, Italy · 9064 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.41 km WNW of Aime, France · 9052 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.12 km SW of Vuadens, Switzerland · 9050 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 1.85 km WNW of Ayent, Switzerland · 9106 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.46 km WNW of Antrona Schieranco, Italy · 9108 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.64 km SSW of Orsières, Switzerland · 9110 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.71 km SSW of Staffa, Italy · 9111 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.05 km W of Salvan, Switzerland · 9111 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.04 km NW of Bionaz, Italy · 9111 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.71 km N of La Thuile, Italy · 9119 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.93 km NW of La Thuile, Italy · 9119 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.81 km S of Varen, Switzerland · 9120 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.54 km SE of Praroman, Switzerland · 9122 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 3.00 km WNW of Praroman, Switzerland · 9122 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.12 km W of Murten/Morat, Switzerland · 9122 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.711 km ESE of Meiringen, Switzerland · 9130 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000arye. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:43 AM UTC.