Switzerland earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 9 km SW of Evolène, Switzerland

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 9 km SW of Evolène, Switzerland on Wed, Mar 12, 2003, 4:18 AM GMT+1 (03:18 UTC), 0 km (0 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-03-12 03:18:46 UTC
Depth
0.4 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.051° N, 7.417° 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 usp000bsfd. 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.82 km S of Busano, Italy · 8603 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.41 km N of Rivarossa, Italy · 8603 days ago · 32 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.21 km ENE of La Salle, Italy · 8599 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.92 km ENE of Novalesa, Italy · 8596 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.38 km NNE of Re, Italy · 8590 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.94 km W of Avry-sur-Matran, Switzerland · 8588 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.85 km ESE of Payerne, Switzerland · 8588 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.96 km WSW of Staffa, Italy · 8587 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.76 km WNW of Staffa, Italy · 8586 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.01 km SSE of Rechthalten, Switzerland · 8585 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.13 km NW of Turtmann, Switzerland · 8580 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.59 km NW of Alagna Valsesia, Italy · 8578 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.07 km NNE of Leysin, Switzerland · 8572 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.75 km ENE of Abondance, France · 8570 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.24 km NW of Orsières, Switzerland · 8563 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 4.32 km SSW of Varen, Switzerland · 8559 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.85 km SE of Bionaz, Italy · 8557 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.23 km SSW of Front, Italy · 8556 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.12 km ENE of Froideville, Switzerland · 8555 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.41 km S of Saint-Vincent, Italy · 8550 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.13 km NNE of Bozel, France · 8549 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 1.81 km SW of Cugy, Switzerland · 8609 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.27 km ENE of Evolène, Switzerland · 8622 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.28 km WSW of Usseglio, Italy · 8622 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.82 km ENE of Les Allues, France · 8627 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.10 km N of Champdepraz, Italy · 8628 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.56 km WSW of Staffa, Italy · 8631 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.92 km SW of Beaufort, France · 8632 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.27 km WSW of Staffa, Italy · 8635 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.55 km NNW of Tignes, France · 8636 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bsfd. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:33 PM UTC.