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M2.1 earthquake 9 km SE of Zermatt, Switzerland

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Zermatt, Switzerland on Thu, Jul 18, 2002, 7:22 AM GMT+2 (05:22 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
2002-07-18 05:22:26 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
45.957° N, 7.839° 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.

Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.95 km S of Oberschrot, Switzerland · 8834 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.06 km NW of Château-d'Oex, Switzerland · 8834 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.010 km WSW of Staffa, Italy · 8831 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.58 km WSW of Staffa, Italy · 8828 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.53 km SE of Staffa, Italy · 8828 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.32 km WSW of Cantoira, Italy · 8824 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.110 km SSE of Val-d'Isère, France · 8818 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.02 km N of Rima, Italy · 8818 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.04 km E of Grindelwald, Switzerland · 8817 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.62 km ESE of La Cassa, Italy · 8816 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.14 km WSW of Staffa, Italy · 8813 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.89 km ESE of Meiringen, Switzerland · 8810 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.33 km SSE of Staffa, Italy · 8808 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.25 km SSW of Staffa, Italy · 8807 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.56 km NW of Staffa, Italy · 8802 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.51 km ESE of Villeneuve, Italy · 8793 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.13 km SW of Gressoney-Saint-Jean, Italy · 8787 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.51 km WNW of Carcoforo, Italy · 8784 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.86 km NW of Staffa, Italy · 8784 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 1.82 km WSW of Staffa, Italy · 8847 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.07 km WNW of Staffa, Italy · 8849 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.48 km WSW of Staffa, Italy · 8851 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.94 km SW of Staffa, Italy · 8851 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.93 km S of Gressoney-Saint-Jean, Italy · 8853 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.84 km NNW of Rima, Italy · 8854 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.02 km SW of San Mauro Torinese, Italy · 8854 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.23 km W of Varisella, Italy · 8859 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.10 km NNE of Visp, Switzerland · 8871 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.04 km N of Savièse, Switzerland · 8873 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b8a5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:31 PM UTC.