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M2.1 earthquake 10 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland on Thu, Apr 29, 2004, 6:14 PM GMT+2 (16:14 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 1 km S of La Thuile, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-04-29 16:14:51 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.300° N, 7.200° 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 usp000ctrm. 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
200°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.71 km S of Marin-Epagnier, Switzerland · 8193 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.31 km SW of Courgevaux, Switzerland · 8192 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.89 km NNW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8190 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.810 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8189 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.510 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8189 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.210 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8189 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.310 km E of Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland · 8189 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.11 km N of Thorens-Glières, France · 8186 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.93 km NNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8183 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.23 km WSW of La Thuile, Italy · 8182 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.22 km S of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland · 8179 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.01 km SW of Saint-Cergues, France · 8177 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.38 km S of Evolène, Switzerland · 8176 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.05 km NE of Belle-Plagne, France · 8176 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.04 km WNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8176 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.22 km SE of La Thuile, Italy · 8176 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.12 km SE of La Thuile, Italy · 8176 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.1France · 8176 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 3.03 km W of La Thuile, Italy · 8176 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.94 km NNW of Ayent, Switzerland · 8173 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.66 km NW of Staffa, Italy · 8173 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.16 km NNW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8172 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.85 km NNW of Bionaz, Italy · 8170 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 2.110 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8170 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 2.410 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8170 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 2.910 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8168 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  27. 2.96 km NW of Staffa, Italy · 8168 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 2.34 km NNW of Le Chenit, Switzerland · 8168 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.010 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8163 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  30. 3.110 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8163 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 3.210 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8163 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 2.01 km SE of Montlebon, France · 8159 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.61 km SSE of Chatillon, Italy · 8153 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.110 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8150 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 3.71 km S of La Thuile, Italy · 8150 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.73 km SSE of La Thuile, Italy · 8150 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.64 km SSE of La Thuile, Italy · 8150 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.89 km WSW of Valgrisenche, Italy · 8150 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 3.010 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8150 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 1.74 km SE of Wilderswil, Switzerland · 8146 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 2.05 km S of La Thuile, Italy · 8145 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 2.54 km WSW of La Thuile, Italy · 8145 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 2.18 km E of Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland · 8197 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.15 km SSW of La Thuile, Italy · 8198 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.410 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8200 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.27 km WSW of La Thuile, Italy · 8201 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.47 km N of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8202 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.86 km WNW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8204 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.210 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8205 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.410 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8205 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.210 km NW of Vétroz, Switzerland · 8205 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.74 km WSW of La Thuile, Italy · 8206 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.37 km S of La Thuile, Italy · 8207 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.89 km SE of Les Contamines-Montjoie, France · 8207 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.74 km NW of Savièse, Switzerland · 8209 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.55 km SSW of Turtmann, Switzerland · 8214 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.310 km WNW of La Thuile, Italy · 8223 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.38 km NNW of Aime, France · 8223 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away

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