Switzerland earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 0 km NNE of Visp, Switzerland

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 0 km NNE of Visp, Switzerland on Fri, Jun 21, 2002, 3:32 AM GMT+2 (01:32 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 2 km N of Rima, Italy. 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
2002-06-21 01:32:18 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.301° N, 7.888° 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

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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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.24 km SW of Cugy, Switzerland · 8870 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.84 km NNW of Rima, Italy · 8854 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.93 km S of Gressoney-Saint-Jean, Italy · 8853 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.94 km SW of Staffa, Italy · 8852 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.48 km WSW of Staffa, Italy · 8851 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.07 km WNW of Staffa, Italy · 8850 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.82 km WSW of Staffa, Italy · 8848 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.19 km SE of Zermatt, Switzerland · 8844 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.95 km S of Oberschrot, Switzerland · 8835 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.06 km NW of Château-d'Oex, Switzerland · 8834 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.010 km WSW of Staffa, Italy · 8831 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.58 km WSW of Staffa, Italy · 8829 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.53 km SE of Staffa, Italy · 8828 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 3.02 km N of Rima, Italy · 8818 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.04 km E of Grindelwald, Switzerland · 8817 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.14 km WSW of Staffa, Italy · 8814 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 2.04 km N of Savièse, Switzerland · 8874 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 3.04 km SW of Cugy, Switzerland · 8875 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.01 km SSW of Arvier, Italy · 8886 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.05 km WSW of San Leonardo, Italy · 8886 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.81 km N of Quart, Italy · 8889 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.68 km NW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8892 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.03 km NNW of Grossaffoltern, Switzerland · 8892 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.13 km NW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8894 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.25 km WNW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8895 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.25 km WNW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8895 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.64 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8898 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b6m3. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.