Switzerland earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 6 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland on Sat, Aug 23, 2003, 6:25 PM GMT+2 (16:25 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 2 km SE of Rimella, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-08-23 16:25:46 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.300° N, 7.300° 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 usp000c5rf. 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
65°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km SE of Courtelary, Switzerland · 8443 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.76 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8443 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.26 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8442 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.98 km SSE of Valsavarenche, Italy · 8442 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.43 km WNW of Evolène, Switzerland · 8442 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.64 km SW of Orsières, Switzerland · 8440 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.76 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8436 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.06 km NW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8436 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.43 km SE of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France · 8435 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.54 km SW of Estavayer-le-Lac, Switzerland · 8430 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.95 km NE of Grandson, Switzerland · 8428 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.08 km NNE of Courmayeur, Italy · 8422 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.91 km SW of Prè Saint Didier, Italy · 8417 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.02 km W of Sankt Niklaus, Switzerland · 8415 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.46 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8415 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 3.02 km SE of Rimella, Italy · 8415 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.64 km NNW of Postua, Italy · 8414 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.52 km SW of Aime, France · 8413 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.46 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8411 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.93 km N of Chiesanuova, Italy · 8408 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.83 km WNW of Sâles, Switzerland · 8408 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 2.39 km NNW of Ollomont, Italy · 8400 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.56 km NW of Boltigen, Switzerland · 8400 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.91 km N of Martigny-Ville, Switzerland · 8399 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 2.11 km NW of Belle-Plagne, France · 8392 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.86 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8444 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.05 km N of Savièse, Switzerland · 8444 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.42 km NW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8444 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.96 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8444 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.96 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8444 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 3.06 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8444 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 4.06 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8444 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.313 km NW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8444 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 4.26 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8444 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.33 km SSW of La Thuile, Italy · 8451 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.24 km SW of Estavayer-le-Lac, Switzerland · 8459 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.53 km NW of Yvonand, Switzerland · 8461 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.04 km E of Séez, France · 8462 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.94 km N of Cornaux, Switzerland · 8463 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.02 km N of Yvonand, Switzerland · 8467 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.27 km WNW of Sankt Niklaus, Switzerland · 8469 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.95 km WSW of Cugy, Switzerland · 8472 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c5rf. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.