Switzerland earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 3 km ENE of Lenk, Switzerland

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Lenk, Switzerland on Mon, Sep 24, 2001, 4:11 AM GMT+2 (02:11 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 6 km NNW of Le Grand-Bornand, France. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-09-24 02:11:47 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.473° N, 7.488° 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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.06 km NNW of Le Grand-Bornand, France · 9138 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.711 km ESE of Meiringen, Switzerland · 9131 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.12 km W of Murten/Morat, Switzerland · 9123 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.00 km WNW of Praroman, Switzerland · 9123 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.54 km SE of Praroman, Switzerland · 9123 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.81 km S of Varen, Switzerland · 9121 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.93 km NW of La Thuile, Italy · 9120 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.71 km N of La Thuile, Italy · 9120 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.04 km NW of Bionaz, Italy · 9112 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.05 km W of Salvan, Switzerland · 9112 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.71 km SSW of Staffa, Italy · 9112 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.64 km SSW of Orsières, Switzerland · 9111 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.21 km WNW of Riedholz, Switzerland · 9110 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.46 km WNW of Antrona Schieranco, Italy · 9109 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.85 km WNW of Ayent, Switzerland · 9107 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.01 km SW of Evolène, Switzerland · 9104 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.75 km SE of Saint-Paul-en-Chablais, France · 9102 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.91 km WNW of Ueberstorf, Switzerland · 9096 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.82 km ESE of Courgevaux, Switzerland · 9095 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.64 km ESE of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France · 9094 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.94 km NNW of Grimisuat, Switzerland · 9085 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 2.06 km WSW of La Thuile, Italy · 9143 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.05 km NE of Valsavarenche, Italy · 9146 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.65 km SSW of Wahlen, Switzerland · 9146 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.23 km SSE of Travers, Switzerland · 9147 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.62 km NE of Martigny-Ville, Switzerland · 9149 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.93 km W of Bagnes, Switzerland · 9150 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.21 km WSW of Bulle, Switzerland · 9156 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.512 km SE of Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland · 9158 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000apps. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:13 AM UTC.