Switzerland earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 5 km SSW of Wahlen, Switzerland

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Wahlen, Switzerland on Wed, Sep 19, 2001, 2:10 AM GMT+2 (00:10 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 0 km WNW of Praroman, 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
2001-09-19 00:10:37 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.360° N, 7.490° 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
50

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93 km ENE of Lenk, Switzerland · 9140 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.03 km SW of Bavilliers, France · 9139 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.711 km ESE of Meiringen, Switzerland · 9130 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.12 km W of Murten/Morat, Switzerland · 9122 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.00 km WNW of Praroman, Switzerland · 9122 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.54 km SE of Praroman, Switzerland · 9122 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.62 km S of Herrlisheim-près-Colmar, France · 9119 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.30 km SSE of Zürich (Kreis 10) / Höngg, Switzerland · 9110 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.12 km WNW of Lapoutroie, France · 9110 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.21 km WNW of Riedholz, Switzerland · 9108 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.84 km W of Saulxures-sur-Moselotte, France · 9100 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.91 km WNW of Ueberstorf, Switzerland · 9095 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.82 km ESE of Courgevaux, Switzerland · 9093 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 2.13 km E of Rumersheim-le-Haut, France · 9146 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.23 km SSE of Travers, Switzerland · 9146 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.21 km WSW of Bulle, Switzerland · 9154 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.14 km S of Ferrette, France · 9155 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.9Switzerland · 9155 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.12 km ENE of Horben, Germany · 9155 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.70 km W of Au, Germany · 9167 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aper. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:42 AM UTC.