M2.4 earthquake 8 km SSE of Arosa, Switzerland
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 8 km SSE of Arosa, Switzerland on Fri, Feb 13, 2004, 8:02 PM GMT+1 (19:02 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 3 km SSW of Lasa, Italy. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-02-13 19:02:47 UTC
- Depth
- 8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 46.700° N, 9.700° E
- Region
- Switzerland
- 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 usp000cm4f. 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
- 68°
- Stations used
- 32
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.52 km ENE of Mollis, Switzerland · 8268 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.57 km ESE of Airolo, Switzerland · 8268 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.93 km SSW of Lasa, Italy · 8266 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.84 km N of San Nicolò, Italy · 8236 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.21 km ESE of Acquarossa, Switzerland · 8235 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.48 km SW of Linthal, Switzerland · 8217 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.41 km SE of Haag (Rheintal), Switzerland · 8213 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
Before
- 2.68 km NNE of Poschiavo, Switzerland · 8275 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.54 km W of Schönwies, Austria · 8278 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.42 km SW of Fliess, Austria · 8278 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.44 km S of Schönwies, Austria · 8279 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.72 km SSE of Schönwies, Austria · 8283 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.02 km NNE of Kauns, Austria · 8297 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cm4f. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:22 AM UTC.