M2.1 earthquake 4 km NW of Savièse, Switzerland
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4 km NW of Savièse, Switzerland on Mon, Jan 14, 2002, 4:41 AM GMT+1 (03:41 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 8 km N of Courmayeur, Italy. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-01-14 03:41:39 UTC
- Depth
- 10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.278° N, 7.296° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.79 km ESE of Séez, France · 9020 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.611 km N of Bionaz, Italy · 9017 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.98 km N of Courmayeur, Italy · 9012 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.95 km SSW of Staffa, Italy · 8998 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.06 km NW of La Thuile, Italy · 8978 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000awea. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:50 AM UTC.