Switzerland earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 3 km W of Salvan, Switzerland

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 3 km W of Salvan, Switzerland on Thu, Mar 1, 2001, 11:11 AM GMT+1 (10:11 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-03-01 10:11:08 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.122° N, 6.972° 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

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: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.90 km S of Vernayaz, Switzerland · 9347 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.42 km NE of Martigny-Ville, Switzerland · 9343 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.21 km SSW of San Leonardo, Italy · 9337 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.14 km WNW of Ronco Canavese, Italy · 9337 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.04 km W of Ronco Canavese, Italy · 9337 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.85 km WNW of Salvan, Switzerland · 9337 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.21 km SW of Salvan, Switzerland · 9337 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.29 km SSW of Martigny-Combe, Switzerland · 9336 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.73 km WSW of Orsières, Switzerland · 9335 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.00 km SE of Hermiswil, Switzerland · 9326 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.02 km W of Blumenstein, Switzerland · 9326 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.65 km SSW of Hérémence, Switzerland · 9324 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 3.13 km NNW of Lens, Switzerland · 9321 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.30 km N of Rüschegg, Switzerland · 9319 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.68 km ESE of Samoëns, France · 9318 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.70 km SSW of Travers, Switzerland · 9318 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.03 km SE of Zermatt, Switzerland · 9316 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.42 km SSE of Belle-Plagne, France · 9313 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.05 km E of Evolène, Switzerland · 9312 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 3.212 km WSW of Martigny-Combe, Switzerland · 9310 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.45 km SE of Champéry, Switzerland · 9310 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.12 km ESE of Vernayaz, Switzerland · 9310 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.70 km SSE of Etroubles, Italy · 9310 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 3.00 km SW of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France · 9308 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.56 km N of Modane, France · 9307 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.44 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 9306 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 2.75 km SW of Hérémence, Switzerland · 9304 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.81 km SSE of Cortaillod, Switzerland · 9304 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.81 km W of Bevaix, Switzerland · 9304 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.11 km SSE of Saint-Aubin-Sauges, Switzerland · 9304 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.51 km WSW of Auvernier, Switzerland · 9304 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.32 km NE of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France · 9303 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 2.30 km NW of Bevaix, Switzerland · 9303 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.01 km WNW of Bevaix, Switzerland · 9301 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.72 km SSW of Prè Saint Didier, Italy · 9301 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 2.72 km NNE of Traversella, Italy · 9289 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.74 km N of Traversella, Italy · 9289 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 1.90 km NNW of Salgesch, Switzerland · 9348 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 3.11 km NNE of Martigny-Ville, Switzerland · 9348 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.01 km W of Martigny-Ville, Switzerland · 9350 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.01 km ESE of Salvan, Switzerland · 9351 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 3.04 km SE of Martigny-Combe, Switzerland · 9352 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.92 km W of Martigny-Ville, Switzerland · 9352 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.41 km SSE of Salvan, Switzerland · 9352 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 3.92 km E of Martigny-Ville, Switzerland · 9353 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.52 km NE of Alby-sur-Chéran, France · 9364 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.74 km SSW of Rhemes-Notre-Dame, Italy · 9364 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.98 km WSW of Salins-les-Thermes, France · 9364 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.45 km SW of Evionnaz, Switzerland · 9372 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away

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