Switzerland earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake Switzerland

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in Switzerland on Thu, May 8, 2003, 3:36 PM GMT+2 (13:36 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 1 km WNW of Orchamps-Vennes, France. 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
2003-05-08 13:36:01 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.251° N, 7.102° 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 usp000bwus. 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
168°
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.14 km N of Tramelan, Switzerland · 8550 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.71 km WNW of Orchamps-Vennes, France · 8539 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.92 km ESE of Bière, Switzerland · 8530 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.66 km N of Leukerbad, Switzerland · 8528 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.12 km SW of Merdingen, Germany · 8527 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.71 km N of Messen, Switzerland · 8525 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.94 km N of Masevaux, France · 8515 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.93 km W of Stosswihr, France · 8515 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.21 km W of Dogern, Germany · 8515 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.14 km N of Le Russey, France · 8501 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.14 km ENE of Nancray, France · 8501 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.44 km NW of Orchamps-Vennes, France · 8498 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.52 km W of Péry, Switzerland · 8494 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.40 km N of Dessenheim, France · 8492 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 2.01 km SSW of Sochaux, France · 8553 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.12 km ENE of Froideville, Switzerland · 8556 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.90 km SW of Tavannes, Switzerland · 8558 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.13 km E of Welschenrohr, Switzerland · 8558 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.07 km NNE of Leysin, Switzerland · 8573 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.18 km NNW of Roulans, France · 8576 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bwus. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:55 AM UTC.