Switzerland earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 5 km SE of Cevio, Switzerland

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Cevio, Switzerland on Mon, May 20, 2002, 4:32 AM GMT+2 (02:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 8 km WSW of Staffa, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-05-20 02:32:07 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.287° N, 8.655° 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
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km N of Montana, Switzerland · 8902 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.13 km NW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8893 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.10 km NNE of Visp, Switzerland · 8871 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.84 km NNW of Rima, Italy · 8853 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.93 km S of Gressoney-Saint-Jean, Italy · 8853 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.94 km SW of Staffa, Italy · 8851 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.48 km WSW of Staffa, Italy · 8851 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.07 km WNW of Staffa, Italy · 8849 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.82 km WSW of Staffa, Italy · 8847 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.04 km NE of Lanzada, Italy · 8845 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.33 km WSW of Quarten, Switzerland · 8844 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.19 km SE of Zermatt, Switzerland · 8843 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 1.94 km WNW of Montana, Switzerland · 8903 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.90 km SW of Villasanta, Italy · 8910 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.39 km E of Schwanden, Switzerland · 8912 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.02 km NNW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8919 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.313 km W of Vals Platz, Switzerland · 8920 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 3.95 km WSW of Gurro, Italy · 8923 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.21 km NW of Chermignon-d'en Haut, Switzerland · 8925 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.94 km NW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8928 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.53 km E of Villa-Nabian, Italy · 8931 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b4n4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:10 PM UTC.