Switzerland earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7 km NNE of Leysin, Switzerland

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Leysin, Switzerland on Wed, Apr 16, 2003, 10:41 PM GMT+2 (20:41 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-04-16 20:41:04 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.402° N, 7.053° 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 usp000bvb3. 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
183°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.75 km ENE of Abondance, France · 8571 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.24 km NW of Orsières, Switzerland · 8564 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.32 km SSW of Varen, Switzerland · 8560 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.90 km SW of Tavannes, Switzerland · 8558 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.85 km SE of Bionaz, Italy · 8558 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.12 km ENE of Froideville, Switzerland · 8556 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.0Switzerland · 8551 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.41 km S of Saint-Vincent, Italy · 8551 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.14 km N of Tramelan, Switzerland · 8550 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.96 km SSW of Champéry, Switzerland · 8548 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.97 km WSW of Staffa, Italy · 8546 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.11 km SW of Valgrisenche, Italy · 8543 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.71 km WNW of Orchamps-Vennes, France · 8539 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.08 km N of Saint-Rhémy, Italy · 8533 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.92 km ESE of Bière, Switzerland · 8531 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.66 km N of Leukerbad, Switzerland · 8528 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.21 km SE of Salvan, Switzerland · 8527 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.22 km ESE of Samoëns, France · 8526 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.71 km N of Messen, Switzerland · 8525 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.414 km N of Baltschieder, Switzerland · 8525 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.32 km NE of Zermatt, Switzerland · 8524 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 2.59 km NW of Alagna Valsesia, Italy · 8579 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.13 km NW of Turtmann, Switzerland · 8580 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.01 km SSE of Rechthalten, Switzerland · 8586 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.76 km WNW of Staffa, Italy · 8587 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.96 km WSW of Staffa, Italy · 8588 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.85 km ESE of Payerne, Switzerland · 8589 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.94 km W of Avry-sur-Matran, Switzerland · 8589 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.21 km ENE of La Salle, Italy · 8600 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bvb3. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:50 PM UTC.