Switzerland earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 0 km SE of Oberwil, Switzerland

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 0 km SE of Oberwil, Switzerland on Tue, Dec 2, 2003, 8:16 AM GMT+1 (07:16 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-12-02 07:16:12 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.511° N, 7.561° 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 usp000ceb4. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
156°
Stations used
10

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.70 km WSW of Oberwil, Switzerland · 8343 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.13 km NNE of Fessenheim, France · 8338 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.95 km WNW of Glovelier, Switzerland · 8333 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.02 km SSW of Dessenheim, France · 8332 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.23 km ESE of Valdahon, France · 8330 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.40 km SE of Meinisberg, Switzerland · 8330 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.74 km SSE of Plaffeien, Switzerland · 8321 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.23 km E of Läufelfingen, Switzerland · 8319 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.52 km ESE of Bad Bellingen, Germany · 8316 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.82 km ENE of Basel, Switzerland · 8311 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.70 km NNW of Ersigen, Switzerland · 8310 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.71 km WNW of Sulzburg, Germany · 8308 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.82 km ENE of Hartheim, Germany · 8307 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.0France · 8303 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.3France · 8303 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.12 km SSW of Pierrefontaine-les-Varans, France · 8288 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.82 km SW of Dambach-la-Ville, France · 8287 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.82 km SW of Dambach-la-Ville, France · 8287 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 3.18 km NW of Zell im Wiesental, Germany · 8286 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.12 km W of Boofzheim, France · 8284 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 1.73 km SW of Fontenais, Switzerland · 8346 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.93 km NE of Kunheim, France · 8353 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.90 km SE of Valentigney, France · 8361 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.70 km NNE of Hausach, Germany · 8362 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.85 km NNW of La Neuveville, Switzerland · 8362 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.62 km NNE of Zell im Wiesental, Germany · 8365 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.01 km ENE of Bavans, France · 8369 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.66 km SW of Pont-de-Roide, France · 8371 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.14 km SSE of Blamont, France · 8371 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ceb4. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:41 PM UTC.