Switzerland earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 5 km SSW of Hérémence, Switzerland

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Hérémence, Switzerland on Sat, Mar 24, 2001, 8:54 AM GMT+1 (07:54 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 12 km WSW of Martigny-Combe, Switzerland. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-03-24 07:54:38 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.136° N, 7.376° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.13 km NNW of Lens, Switzerland · 9322 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.30 km N of Rüschegg, Switzerland · 9320 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.68 km ESE of Samoëns, France · 9320 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.03 km SE of Zermatt, Switzerland · 9318 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.42 km SSE of Belle-Plagne, France · 9314 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.05 km E of Evolène, Switzerland · 9313 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 3.212 km WSW of Martigny-Combe, Switzerland · 9312 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.45 km SE of Champéry, Switzerland · 9312 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.12 km ESE of Vernayaz, Switzerland · 9312 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.70 km SSE of Etroubles, Italy · 9311 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.44 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 9307 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.75 km SW of Hérémence, Switzerland · 9306 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.81 km SSE of Cortaillod, Switzerland · 9305 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.81 km W of Bevaix, Switzerland · 9305 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.11 km SSE of Saint-Aubin-Sauges, Switzerland · 9305 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.30 km NW of Bevaix, Switzerland · 9304 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.01 km WNW of Bevaix, Switzerland · 9303 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.72 km SSW of Prè Saint Didier, Italy · 9302 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.72 km NNE of Traversella, Italy · 9291 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.74 km N of Traversella, Italy · 9291 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.39 km E of Meiringen, Switzerland · 9290 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.54 km SW of Saanen, Switzerland · 9288 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.85 km SSE of La Thuile, Italy · 9281 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.54 km SSE of Boltigen, Switzerland · 9278 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.60 km ENE of Beatenberg, Switzerland · 9277 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.07 km WNW of Balme, Italy · 9273 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.15 km ENE of Séez, France · 9269 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 2.02 km W of Blumenstein, Switzerland · 9327 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.00 km SE of Hermiswil, Switzerland · 9327 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.73 km WSW of Orsières, Switzerland · 9336 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.29 km SSW of Martigny-Combe, Switzerland · 9338 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.21 km SW of Salvan, Switzerland · 9338 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.85 km WNW of Salvan, Switzerland · 9338 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.04 km W of Ronco Canavese, Italy · 9339 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.14 km WNW of Ronco Canavese, Italy · 9339 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.21 km SSW of San Leonardo, Italy · 9339 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.42 km NE of Martigny-Ville, Switzerland · 9345 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.90 km S of Vernayaz, Switzerland · 9348 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.13 km W of Salvan, Switzerland · 9349 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.90 km NNW of Salgesch, Switzerland · 9349 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 3.11 km NNE of Martigny-Ville, Switzerland · 9350 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.01 km W of Martigny-Ville, Switzerland · 9352 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.01 km ESE of Salvan, Switzerland · 9353 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 3.04 km SE of Martigny-Combe, Switzerland · 9353 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 3.92 km W of Martigny-Ville, Switzerland · 9353 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.41 km SSE of Salvan, Switzerland · 9354 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 3.92 km E of Martigny-Ville, Switzerland · 9354 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000abyh. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:24 AM UTC.