Switzerland earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake Switzerland

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck in Switzerland on Fri, Jul 27, 2001, 6:10 PM GMT+2 (16:10 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 2 km SW of Mezzenile, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-07-27 16:10:30 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.145° N, 7.423° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.25 km SSE of Troistorrents, Switzerland · 9198 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.44 km NNE of Lemie, Italy · 9198 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.76 km SSE of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France · 9195 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.76 km S of Basse-Nendaz, Switzerland · 9191 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.84 km S of Basse-Nendaz, Switzerland · 9191 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.55 km N of Paquier, Italy · 9187 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.52 km SE of Val-d'Isère, France · 9187 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.62 km NW of Bozel, France · 9179 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.51 km N of Bozel, France · 9176 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.85 km NNE of Monastero di Lanzo, Italy · 9169 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.512 km SE of Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland · 9157 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.21 km WSW of Bulle, Switzerland · 9155 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.92 km SW of Mezzenile, Italy · 9153 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.93 km W of Bagnes, Switzerland · 9149 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.62 km NE of Martigny-Ville, Switzerland · 9148 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.05 km NE of Valsavarenche, Italy · 9145 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.06 km WSW of La Thuile, Italy · 9142 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.93 km ENE of Lenk, Switzerland · 9140 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 3.03 km NW of Salgesch, Switzerland · 9201 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.510 km E of Evolène, Switzerland · 9216 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.49 km NE of Evolène, Switzerland · 9216 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.09 km W of Ceresole Reale, Italy · 9224 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.01 km NNW of Martigny-Ville, Switzerland · 9225 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ak9u. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:24 AM UTC.