Switzerland earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 4 km NW of Ayent, Switzerland

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 4 km NW of Ayent, Switzerland on Wed, Apr 24, 2002, 3:03 PM GMT+2 (13:03 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 5 km WSW of Gurro, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-04-24 13:03:32 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.313° N, 7.379° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.06 km WNW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8928 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.1Switzerland · 8927 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.83 km NNW of Valgrisenche, Italy · 8926 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.21 km NW of Chermignon-d'en Haut, Switzerland · 8926 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 3.23 km WSW of Abondance, France · 8925 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.34 km NNW of Saint-Jean-d'Aulps, France · 8924 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.95 km WSW of Gurro, Italy · 8923 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.02 km NNW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8919 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.08 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8915 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.78 km NNW of Séez, France · 8912 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.94 km WNW of Montana, Switzerland · 8904 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.05 km SE of Cevio, Switzerland · 8903 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.30 km SSE of Allinges, France · 8902 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.21 km ESE of Margencel, France · 8902 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.88 km N of Montana, Switzerland · 8902 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.64 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8898 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.91 km WNW of Saint-Blaise, Switzerland · 8896 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.25 km WNW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8895 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.25 km WNW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8894 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.13 km NW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8893 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.03 km NNW of Grossaffoltern, Switzerland · 8891 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 3.68 km NW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8891 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.81 km N of Quart, Italy · 8889 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.05 km WSW of San Leonardo, Italy · 8885 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.01 km SSW of Arvier, Italy · 8885 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 3.04 km SW of Cugy, Switzerland · 8875 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 2.04 km N of Savièse, Switzerland · 8873 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.10 km NNE of Visp, Switzerland · 8871 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 2.24 km SW of Cugy, Switzerland · 8869 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 1.95 km NW of Les Houches, France · 8929 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.53 km E of Villa-Nabian, Italy · 8931 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.31 km WNW of Marignier, France · 8933 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.92 km S of Courgevaux, Switzerland · 8948 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.91 km E of Kerns, Switzerland · 8952 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b32e. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:39 PM UTC.