Switzerland earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 0 km NNW of Ersigen, Switzerland

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 0 km NNW of Ersigen, Switzerland on Sun, Jan 4, 2004, 11:55 AM GMT+1 (10:55 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 2 km SW of Vuadens, Switzerland. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-01-04 10:55:01 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.100° N, 7.590° 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 usp000ch35. 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
35°
Stations used
57

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.71 km WNW of Sulzburg, Germany · 8307 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.82 km ENE of Hartheim, Germany · 8306 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.0France · 8303 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.3France · 8303 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.12 km SW of Vuadens, Switzerland · 8288 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.12 km SSW of Pierrefontaine-les-Varans, France · 8287 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.18 km NW of Zell im Wiesental, Germany · 8286 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.52 km SW of Vuadens, Switzerland · 8265 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.82 km SW of Vuadens, Switzerland · 8265 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.12 km SW of Vuadens, Switzerland · 8265 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.12 km SW of Vuadens, Switzerland · 8265 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.12 km SW of Vuadens, Switzerland · 8263 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.01 km WSW of Vuadens, Switzerland · 8263 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.38 km NE of Leysin, Switzerland · 8263 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.11 km N of Fessenheim, France · 8262 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.71 km NNW of Ottmarsheim, France · 8251 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.82 km ENE of Basel, Switzerland · 8311 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.52 km SW of Vuadens, Switzerland · 8311 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.22 km NNW of Doubs, France · 8311 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.54 km SSW of Sâles, Switzerland · 8314 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.52 km ESE of Bad Bellingen, Germany · 8316 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.23 km E of Läufelfingen, Switzerland · 8319 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.74 km SSE of Plaffeien, Switzerland · 8320 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.40 km SE of Meinisberg, Switzerland · 8329 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.23 km ESE of Valdahon, France · 8330 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.02 km SSW of Dessenheim, France · 8332 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.95 km WNW of Glovelier, Switzerland · 8333 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.13 km NNE of Fessenheim, France · 8338 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ch35. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:16 AM UTC.