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M2.0 earthquake 2 km WNW of Tanay, Switzerland

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Tanay, Switzerland on Mon, Nov 17, 2003, 12:59 AM GMT+1 (23:59 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 1 km S of Randogne, 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
2003-11-16 23:59:21 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.354° N, 6.804° 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 usp000cd11. 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
172°
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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.80 km ENE of Randogne, Switzerland · 8358 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.13 km NW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8356 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.81 km S of Randogne, Switzerland · 8356 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.91 km S of Randogne, Switzerland · 8355 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.32 km S of Levier, France · 8350 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.22 km S of Levier, France · 8350 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.36 km NNW of Aigueblanche, France · 8349 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.32 km W of Villeneuve, Switzerland · 8345 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.04 km NE of Perrigny, France · 8332 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.23 km ESE of Valdahon, France · 8330 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.40 km SE of Meinisberg, Switzerland · 8329 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.74 km SSE of Plaffeien, Switzerland · 8320 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.54 km SSW of Sâles, Switzerland · 8314 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.22 km NNW of Doubs, France · 8311 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.52 km SW of Vuadens, Switzerland · 8311 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.65 km N of Valgrisenche, Italy · 8308 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.410 km ESE of Samoëns, France · 8308 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.45 km NE of Abondance, France · 8300 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 1.54 km NE of Belle-Plagne, France · 8359 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.11 km S of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland · 8361 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.85 km NNW of La Neuveville, Switzerland · 8362 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.02 km NNW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8377 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.49 km ESE of Samoëns, France · 8380 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.17 km SSE of Sancey-le-Grand, France · 8382 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.76 km NW of Staffa, Italy · 8382 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cd11. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:07 AM UTC.