Switzerland earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5 km WNW of Glovelier, Switzerland

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Glovelier, Switzerland on Fri, Dec 12, 2003, 1:43 PM GMT+1 (12:43 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 8 km NW of Zell im Wiesental, Germany. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-12-12 12:43:09 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.360° N, 7.150° 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 usp000cf3x. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
220°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.02 km SSW of Dessenheim, France · 8332 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.23 km ESE of Valdahon, France · 8330 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.40 km SE of Meinisberg, Switzerland · 8330 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.74 km SSE of Plaffeien, Switzerland · 8321 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.23 km E of Läufelfingen, Switzerland · 8319 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.52 km ESE of Bad Bellingen, Germany · 8316 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.54 km SSW of Sâles, Switzerland · 8315 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.22 km NNW of Doubs, France · 8312 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.52 km SW of Vuadens, Switzerland · 8312 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.82 km ENE of Basel, Switzerland · 8311 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.70 km NNW of Ersigen, Switzerland · 8310 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.71 km WNW of Sulzburg, Germany · 8308 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.82 km ENE of Hartheim, Germany · 8307 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.0France · 8303 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.3France · 8303 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.12 km SW of Vuadens, Switzerland · 8288 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.12 km SSW of Pierrefontaine-les-Varans, France · 8288 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 3.18 km NW of Zell im Wiesental, Germany · 8286 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 2.13 km NNE of Fessenheim, France · 8338 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.70 km WSW of Oberwil, Switzerland · 8343 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.30 km SE of Oberwil, Switzerland · 8343 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.73 km SW of Fontenais, Switzerland · 8346 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.22 km S of Levier, France · 8351 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.32 km S of Levier, France · 8351 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.93 km NE of Kunheim, France · 8353 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.01 km SSW of Pirey, France · 8354 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.81 km N of Chemaudin, France · 8358 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.90 km SE of Valentigney, France · 8361 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.85 km NNW of La Neuveville, Switzerland · 8362 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cf3x. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:44 PM UTC.