Switzerland earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake Switzerland

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck in Switzerland on Mon, May 28, 2001, 2:27 PM GMT+2 (12:27 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 2 km NNW of Buchenbach, Germany. 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
2001-05-28 12:27:27 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.469° N, 7.751° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.22 km NNW of Buchenbach, Germany · 9260 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.24 km W of Sattel, Switzerland · 9259 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.83 km W of Flüelen, Switzerland · 9256 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.32 km SSW of Wolfgantzen, France · 9251 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.62 km NE of Wyhl, Germany · 9247 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.03 km ENE of Marckolsheim, France · 9246 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.51 km SSE of Ban-de-Laveline, France · 9230 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.12 km SW of Frenkendorf, Switzerland · 9221 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.02 km SSE of Burnhaupt-le-Bas, France · 9218 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.90 km NNW of Saint-Hippolyte, France · 9210 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.82 km N of Saint-Hippolyte, France · 9210 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.22 km NNE of Saint-Hippolyte, France · 9210 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.07 km N of Tramelan, Switzerland · 9207 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 1.81 km ENE of Rheinfelden, Switzerland · 9262 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.71 km WSW of Auvernier, Switzerland · 9268 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.60 km ENE of Beatenberg, Switzerland · 9277 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.92 km NE of Buchenbach, Germany · 9283 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.73 km NW of Bötzingen, Germany · 9284 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.39 km E of Meiringen, Switzerland · 9290 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000afpf. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:45 PM UTC.