The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 2.5 quake in Switzerland near Sitten, Sion District, Canton du Valais, 36 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the evening on Saturday, March 21st, 2026, at 8:48 pm local time at a very shallow depth of 7.20 km. Magnitude and other quake parameters can still change in the coming hours as the agency continues to process seismic data.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 2.7 earthquake. Other agencies reporting the same quake include Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) at magnitude 2.3, France's Military Applications Division - Earth and Environmental Science (CEA) at magnitude 2.8, and the Swiss Seismological Service (SED) at magnitude 2.7.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Grimentz (pop. 440) located 2 km from the epicenter, and Evolene (pop. 1,600) 9 km away. In Sierre (pop. 16,800, 15 km away), Crans-Montana (pop. 10,200, 19 km away), Sitten (pop. 34,700, 19 km away), Zermatt (pop. 6,600, 20 km away), Conthey (pop. 8,800, 23 km away), Martigny-Ville (pop. 18,300, 40 km away), and Monthey (pop. 17,800, 50 km away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Mar 21, 2026 08:48 pm (GMT +1) local time (21 Mar 2026 19:48 GMT)Magnitude: 2.5Depth: 7.20 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 46.16°N / 7.58°E (Valla d'Aosta, Canton du Valais, Switzerland)Primary data source: EMSC