M2.7 earthquake 1 km S of Ardon, Switzerland
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 1 km S of Ardon, Switzerland on Sun, Jan 13, 2002, 12:37 PM GMT+1 (11:37 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 8 km N of Courmayeur, Italy. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-01-13 11:37:40 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.200° N, 7.260° E
- Region
- Switzerland
- 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.14 km NW of Savièse, Switzerland · 9030 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.79 km ESE of Séez, France · 9021 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.611 km N of Bionaz, Italy · 9017 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.98 km N of Courmayeur, Italy · 9012 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.95 km SSW of Staffa, Italy · 8999 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.06 km NW of La Thuile, Italy · 8979 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.53 km S of Sparone, Italy · 8974 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000awcx. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:24 PM UTC.