Switzerland earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 1 km SW of Cugy, Switzerland

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 1 km SW of Cugy, Switzerland on Mon, Mar 10, 2003, 10:55 PM GMT+1 (21:55 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 2 km SSW of Varen, Switzerland. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-03-10 21:55:39 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.805° N, 6.874° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000bsc5. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Station coverage gap
241°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.49 km SW of Evolène, Switzerland · 8607 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.25 km NNE of Ornans, France · 8606 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.40 km ENE of Reigoldswil, Switzerland · 8597 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.65 km WSW of Frahier-et-Chatebier, France · 8595 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.83 km SW of Fontenais, Switzerland · 8595 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.94 km W of Avry-sur-Matran, Switzerland · 8587 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.85 km ESE of Payerne, Switzerland · 8587 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.01 km SSE of Rechthalten, Switzerland · 8584 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.13 km NW of Turtmann, Switzerland · 8579 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.18 km NNW of Roulans, France · 8575 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.07 km NNE of Leysin, Switzerland · 8572 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.75 km ENE of Abondance, France · 8570 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.24 km NW of Orsières, Switzerland · 8563 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 4.32 km SSW of Varen, Switzerland · 8559 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.13 km E of Welschenrohr, Switzerland · 8557 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.90 km SW of Tavannes, Switzerland · 8557 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.12 km ENE of Froideville, Switzerland · 8555 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.01 km SSW of Sochaux, France · 8552 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.0Switzerland · 8550 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.14 km N of Tramelan, Switzerland · 8549 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 1.53 km W of Montlebon, France · 8617 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.27 km ENE of Evolène, Switzerland · 8622 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.99 km NNE of Levier, France · 8622 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bsc5. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC.