Switzerland earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5 km NE of Leysin, Switzerland

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Leysin, Switzerland on Sat, Oct 26, 2002, 9:46 PM GMT+2 (19:46 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 9 km NW of Alagna Valsesia, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-10-26 19:46:47 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.372° N, 7.060° 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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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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.03 km ESE of Viuz-la-Chiésaz, France · 8739 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.75 km WSW of Avise, Italy · 8738 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.71 km ESE of Tavannes, Switzerland · 8737 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.61 km ESE of La Thuile, Italy · 8735 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.86 km NW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8734 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.910 km SSE of Zermatt, Switzerland · 8733 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.71 km SW of Ecublens, Switzerland · 8729 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.81 km WSW of Avise, Italy · 8729 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.84 km ESE of Gruffy, France · 8721 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.84 km E of Gruffy, France · 8721 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.94 km SSW of Yvonand, Switzerland · 8714 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.31 km ESE of Magland, France · 8714 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.04 km NNE of Valgrisenche, Italy · 8714 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.62 km ESE of Gruffy, France · 8712 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.29 km N of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France · 8705 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.74 km E of Gruffy, France · 8703 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.32 km SW of La Salle, Italy · 8701 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.03 km NNE of Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland · 8700 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 3.29 km NW of Alagna Valsesia, Italy · 8699 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.4France · 8695 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.64 km SSE of Staffa, Italy · 8684 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 2.46 km NW of Staffa, Italy · 8744 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.44 km WNW of Châtel, France · 8746 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 3.21 km NE of Sainte-Hélène-sur-Isère, France · 8747 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.06 km SW of Zermatt, Switzerland · 8748 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.49 km SSW of Hérémence, Switzerland · 8748 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.13 km E of Quincod, Italy · 8753 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.15 km N of Boltigen, Switzerland · 8756 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.96 km SW of Staffa, Italy · 8757 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.48 km WNW of Sankt Niklaus, Switzerland · 8765 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.31 km SSE of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland · 8767 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.7northern Italy · 8768 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 3.010 km N of Gressoney-La-Trinitè, Italy · 8770 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.72 km N of Sankt Niklaus, Switzerland · 8771 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bfe7. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC.