Switzerland earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 5 km WNW of Ayent, Switzerland

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Ayent, Switzerland on Tue, May 28, 2002, 7:11 PM GMT+2 (17:11 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 8 km NW of Ayent, Switzerland. This one was a foreshock.

Sitten forecastMore in Switzerland

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-05-28 17:11:07 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.306° N, 7.352° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.13 km NW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8895 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.03 km NNW of Grossaffoltern, Switzerland · 8893 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.68 km NW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8893 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.81 km N of Quart, Italy · 8890 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.05 km WSW of San Leonardo, Italy · 8887 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.01 km SSW of Arvier, Italy · 8886 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.04 km SW of Cugy, Switzerland · 8876 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.04 km N of Savièse, Switzerland · 8875 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.10 km NNE of Visp, Switzerland · 8872 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.24 km SW of Cugy, Switzerland · 8871 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.84 km NNW of Rima, Italy · 8855 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.93 km S of Gressoney-Saint-Jean, Italy · 8854 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.94 km SW of Staffa, Italy · 8853 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.48 km WSW of Staffa, Italy · 8852 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.612 km W of Vallorbe, Switzerland · 8852 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.07 km WNW of Staffa, Italy · 8851 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.82 km WSW of Staffa, Italy · 8849 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.19 km SE of Zermatt, Switzerland · 8845 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.95 km S of Oberschrot, Switzerland · 8836 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 2.25 km WNW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8896 days ago · 15 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.91 km WNW of Saint-Blaise, Switzerland · 8897 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.64 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8899 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.88 km N of Montana, Switzerland · 8903 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.21 km ESE of Margencel, France · 8904 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.30 km SSE of Allinges, France · 8904 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.94 km WNW of Montana, Switzerland · 8905 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.78 km NNW of Séez, France · 8913 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.08 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8916 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.02 km NNW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8920 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 3.95 km WSW of Gurro, Italy · 8925 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away

Earthquakes todaySwitzerland earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b54n. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:21 AM UTC.