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M2.3 earthquake 4 km NNW of Le Chenit, Switzerland

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Le Chenit, Switzerland on Tue, May 25, 2004, 8:41 PM GMT+2 (18:41 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 10 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-05-25 18:41:46 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.642° N, 6.205° 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 usp000cw72. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Station coverage gap
131°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.64 km W of Saint-Hippolyte, France · 8167 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.010 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8163 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.110 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8163 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.210 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8163 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.01 km SE of Montlebon, France · 8159 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.91 km NW of Le Russey, France · 8156 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.110 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8150 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.010 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8150 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.11 km ESE of Treffort-Cuisiat, France · 8138 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.52 km NNW of Täuffelen, Switzerland · 8124 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.7Switzerland · 8115 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 2.910 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8168 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.410 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8170 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.110 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8170 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.16 km NNW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8172 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.94 km NNW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8173 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.04 km WNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8176 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.01 km SW of Saint-Cergues, France · 8177 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.22 km S of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland · 8179 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.93 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8183 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.11 km N of Thorens-Glières, France · 8186 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.05 km NE of Clairvaux-les-Lacs, France · 8186 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.310 km E of Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland · 8189 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.210 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8189 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.510 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8189 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.810 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8189 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.89 km NNW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8190 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.31 km SW of Courgevaux, Switzerland · 8192 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.71 km S of Marin-Epagnier, Switzerland · 8193 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.110 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8194 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.18 km E of Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland · 8197 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cw72. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:53 AM UTC.