Just 3 minutes ago, a 2.9-magnitude earthquake struck near Lausanne, Lausanne District, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland. The tremor was recorded in the afternoon on Saturday, July 4th, 2026, at 5:00 pm local time, at a very shallow depth of 1. km below the surface.The event was filed by the Swiss Seismological Service (SED), the first seismological agency to report it.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Vionnaz (pop. 1,700) located 3 km from the epicenter.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Monthey (pop. 17,800) located 8 km from the epicenter, Montreux (pop. 26,000) 15 km away, and Vevey (pop. 19,900) 18 km away. In Martigny-Ville (pop. 18,300, 27 km away), Pully (pop. 16,300, 28 km away), Lausanne (pop. 139,100, 30 km away), Renens (pop. 20,900, 34 km away), and Bulle (pop. 23,400, 38 km away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jul 4, 2026 03:00 pm (Universal Time) local time (4 Jul 2026 15:00 GMT)Magnitude: 2.8Depth: 5.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 46.29°N / 6.89°E (Switzerland)Primary data source: RENASS