Switzerland earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 7 km E of Flühli, Switzerland

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 7 km E of Flühli, Switzerland on Sat, Apr 28, 2001, 12:24 PM GMT+2 (10:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 3 km W of Flüelen, Switzerland. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-04-28 10:24:40 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.889° N, 8.108° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.39 km E of Meiringen, Switzerland · 9289 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.54 km SW of Saanen, Switzerland · 9287 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.54 km SSE of Boltigen, Switzerland · 9277 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.60 km ENE of Beatenberg, Switzerland · 9276 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.71 km WSW of Auvernier, Switzerland · 9267 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.81 km ENE of Rheinfelden, Switzerland · 9261 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.3Switzerland · 9260 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.24 km W of Sattel, Switzerland · 9258 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.83 km W of Flüelen, Switzerland · 9255 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.42 km S of Vals Platz, Switzerland · 9241 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 2.30 km NW of Bevaix, Switzerland · 9303 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.51 km WSW of Auvernier, Switzerland · 9304 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.81 km W of Bevaix, Switzerland · 9304 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.81 km SSE of Cortaillod, Switzerland · 9304 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.30 km NW of Blotzheim, France · 9306 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.44 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 9306 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.51 km WSW of Täuffelen, Switzerland · 9307 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.05 km E of Evolène, Switzerland · 9312 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.01 km WNW of Attiswil, Switzerland · 9317 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.30 km N of Rüschegg, Switzerland · 9319 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ae38. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:42 AM UTC.