Switzerland earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 3 km NNW of Grossaffoltern, Switzerland

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of Grossaffoltern, Switzerland on Fri, May 31, 2002, 4:12 PM GMT+2 (14:12 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 8 km NW of Ayent, Switzerland. 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
2002-05-31 14:12:58 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.090° N, 7.340° 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.68 km NW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8893 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.04 km SW of Cugy, Switzerland · 8876 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.13 km S of Staufen, Germany · 8876 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.04 km N of Savièse, Switzerland · 8875 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.10 km NNE of Visp, Switzerland · 8872 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.24 km SW of Cugy, Switzerland · 8870 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.02 km WNW of Roulans, France · 8865 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.82 km WSW of Le Noirmont, Switzerland · 8853 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.612 km W of Vallorbe, Switzerland · 8852 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.44 km W of Hagenthal-le-Bas, France · 8848 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.75 km SSE of Horben, Germany · 8842 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.13 km ENE of Görwihl, Germany · 8837 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.95 km S of Oberschrot, Switzerland · 8836 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.01 km WSW of Hartheim, Germany · 8835 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.06 km NW of Château-d'Oex, Switzerland · 8835 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.33 km NE of Mélisey, France · 8833 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.97 km NW of Arcey, France · 8893 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.13 km NW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8895 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.02 km SSE of Roulans, France · 8895 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.25 km WNW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8896 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.25 km WNW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8896 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.91 km WNW of Saint-Blaise, Switzerland · 8897 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.64 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8899 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.70 km NW of Heitersheim, Germany · 8903 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.88 km N of Montana, Switzerland · 8903 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.94 km WNW of Montana, Switzerland · 8905 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.51 km N of Auggen, Germany · 8907 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.00 km WSW of Hartheim, Germany · 8913 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.08 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8916 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.02 km NNW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8920 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.43 km SW of Klingnau, Switzerland · 8922 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b5a1. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:25 AM UTC.