France earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake France

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in France on Sun, Jan 11, 2004, 7:41 PM GMT+1 (18:41 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 5 km SSE of Roulans, 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
2004-01-11 18:41:11 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.356° N, 6.812° E
Region
France
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 usp000chpg. 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
165°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3France · 8303 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.39 km WSW of Frasne, France · 8291 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.12 km SW of Vuadens, Switzerland · 8288 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.12 km SSW of Pierrefontaine-les-Varans, France · 8287 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 3.18 km NW of Zell im Wiesental, Germany · 8286 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.012 km E of Bourbonne-les-Bains, France · 8277 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.54 km NNE of Xonrupt-Longemer, France · 8268 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.39 km S of Frasne, France · 8265 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.52 km SW of Vuadens, Switzerland · 8265 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.82 km SW of Vuadens, Switzerland · 8265 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.12 km SW of Vuadens, Switzerland · 8265 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.12 km SW of Vuadens, Switzerland · 8265 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.12 km SW of Vuadens, Switzerland · 8263 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.01 km WSW of Vuadens, Switzerland · 8263 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.11 km N of Fessenheim, France · 8262 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.61 km NW of Holtzwihr, France · 8260 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 4.45 km SSE of Roulans, France · 8260 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.44 km NE of Roulans, France · 8257 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.71 km NNW of Ottmarsheim, France · 8251 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.92 km N of Fougerolles, France · 8248 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 2.12 km WSW of Fraubrunnen, Switzerland · 8247 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.91 km NW of Fraubrunnen, Switzerland · 8247 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 1.82 km ENE of Hartheim, Germany · 8306 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.71 km WNW of Sulzburg, Germany · 8307 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.70 km NNW of Ersigen, Switzerland · 8310 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.82 km ENE of Basel, Switzerland · 8311 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.52 km SW of Vuadens, Switzerland · 8311 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.22 km NNW of Doubs, France · 8311 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.54 km SSW of Sâles, Switzerland · 8314 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.52 km ESE of Bad Bellingen, Germany · 8316 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.23 km E of Läufelfingen, Switzerland · 8319 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.74 km SSE of Plaffeien, Switzerland · 8320 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.40 km SE of Meinisberg, Switzerland · 8329 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.23 km ESE of Valdahon, France · 8330 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.02 km SSW of Dessenheim, France · 8332 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000chpg. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:10 AM UTC.