Switzerland earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake Switzerland

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck in Switzerland on Fri, Apr 26, 2002, 2:05 AM GMT+2 (00:05 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-04-26 00:05:52 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.114° N, 6.366° E
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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.83 km NNW of Valgrisenche, Italy · 8926 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.21 km NW of Chermignon-d'en Haut, Switzerland · 8926 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.23 km WSW of Abondance, France · 8925 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.34 km NNW of Saint-Jean-d'Aulps, France · 8924 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.02 km NNW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8919 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.08 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8915 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.87 km NE of Val Thorens, France · 8913 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.78 km NNW of Séez, France · 8912 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.96 km W of Versonnex, France · 8910 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.54 km WSW of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France · 8906 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.33 km W of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France · 8905 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.63 km W of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France · 8905 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.94 km WNW of Montana, Switzerland · 8904 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.30 km SSE of Allinges, France · 8902 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.21 km ESE of Margencel, France · 8902 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.88 km N of Montana, Switzerland · 8902 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.50 km SE of Sillingy, France · 8901 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.90 km NW of Sillingy, France · 8901 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.64 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8898 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.25 km WNW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8895 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 2.25 km WNW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8894 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.13 km NW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8893 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 3.68 km NW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8891 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.85 km E of Allevard, France · 8890 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.81 km N of Quart, Italy · 8889 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.05 km WSW of San Leonardo, Italy · 8885 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 2.01 km SSW of Arvier, Italy · 8885 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.02 km WSW of Sainte-Hélène-sur-Isère, France · 8876 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 1.92 km WSW of Sainte-Hélène-sur-Isère, France · 8876 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 3.04 km SW of Cugy, Switzerland · 8875 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 2.04 km N of Savièse, Switzerland · 8873 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.24 km SW of Cugy, Switzerland · 8869 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.06 km WNW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8928 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.94 km NW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8928 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.95 km NW of Les Houches, France · 8929 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.31 km WNW of Marignier, France · 8933 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.64 km NW of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France · 8934 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.84 km NW of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France · 8934 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.20 km SSW of Saint-Hilaire, France · 8935 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.92 km WSW of Les Allues, France · 8935 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.77 km WSW of Salins-les-Thermes, France · 8946 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b36d. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.