M2.2 earthquake 3 km W of Gams, Switzerland
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 3 km W of Gams, Switzerland on Sun, Sep 22, 2002, 1:31 PM GMT+2 (11:31 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 12 km N of Isolaccia, Italy. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-22 11:31:38 UTC
- Depth
- 2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.200° N, 9.400° 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.
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
Earthquakes todaySwitzerland earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bcvv. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:59 AM UTC.