Switzerland earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 7 km ENE of Evolène, Switzerland

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Evolène, Switzerland on Tue, Feb 25, 2003, 3:51 PM GMT+1 (14:51 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 2 km S of Busano, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-02-25 14:51:11 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.145° N, 7.577° 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
14

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.81 km SW of Cugy, Switzerland · 8608 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.49 km SW of Evolène, Switzerland · 8607 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.82 km S of Busano, Italy · 8602 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.41 km N of Rivarossa, Italy · 8602 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.21 km ENE of La Salle, Italy · 8598 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.38 km NNE of Re, Italy · 8589 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.94 km W of Avry-sur-Matran, Switzerland · 8587 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.85 km ESE of Payerne, Switzerland · 8587 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.96 km WSW of Staffa, Italy · 8586 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.76 km WNW of Staffa, Italy · 8586 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.01 km SSE of Rechthalten, Switzerland · 8584 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.13 km NW of Turtmann, Switzerland · 8579 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.59 km NW of Alagna Valsesia, Italy · 8578 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.07 km NNE of Leysin, Switzerland · 8571 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.75 km ENE of Abondance, France · 8570 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.24 km NW of Orsières, Switzerland · 8563 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 2.10 km N of Champdepraz, Italy · 8627 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.56 km WSW of Staffa, Italy · 8630 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.92 km SW of Beaufort, France · 8632 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.27 km WSW of Staffa, Italy · 8635 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.55 km NNW of Tignes, France · 8635 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.66 km SSW of Zermatt, Switzerland · 8642 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.46 km NNW of Valgrisenche, Italy · 8646 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.82 km ESE of Champéry, Switzerland · 8650 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000brff. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:10 AM UTC.