Switzerland earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 1 km NW of Grenchen, Switzerland

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 1 km NW of Grenchen, Switzerland on Thu, Mar 21, 2002, 3:53 PM GMT+1 (14:53 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 1 km E of Kerns, Switzerland. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-03-21 14:53:35 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.202° N, 7.377° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.81 km SSW of Aspach-le-Bas, France · 8961 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.44 km ESE of Neuchâtel, Switzerland · 8959 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.46 km S of Emmetten, Switzerland · 8957 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.66 km WSW of Porrentruy, Switzerland · 8954 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.93 km SE of Boncourt, Switzerland · 8952 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.91 km E of Kerns, Switzerland · 8951 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.92 km SE of Hirtzfelden, France · 8950 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.92 km S of Courgevaux, Switzerland · 8947 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.35 km ENE of Herrischried, Germany · 8941 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.50 km W of Freiburg, Germany · 8937 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.21 km SE of Mandeure, France · 8933 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.20 km WSW of Tavannes, Switzerland · 8933 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.94 km NW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8928 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.06 km WNW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8927 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.85 km WNW of Schluchsee, Germany · 8927 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.43 km SW of Klingnau, Switzerland · 8920 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.08 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8914 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.00 km WSW of Hartheim, Germany · 8911 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.51 km N of Auggen, Germany · 8905 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.94 km WNW of Montana, Switzerland · 8903 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.31 km W of Oberentfelden, Switzerland · 8964 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b0sz. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:02 AM UTC.