Latest earthquakes in Switzerland

Information in plain language

 

Everyday, earthquakes happen in Switzerland.
Earthquakes have different strengths.
We can measure the strength of earthquakes.  
The difficult word for strength is: magnitude.


Magnitude 3 is a gentle earthquake.
We may feel it.
But we may not.


Magnitude 5 is a strong earthquake.
We can feel this earthquake.

 

Below are the last earthquakes in Switzerland:

Date
Time
Location
Magnitude (Strength)
9 February 2025 17:04 Bourg-Saint-Pierre VS 1.1   Probably not felt
9 February 2025 14:17 Saas Fee VS 1.6   Probably not felt
9 February 2025 10:35 Bourg-Saint-Pierre VS 0.8   Probably not felt
9 February 2025 02:43 Bourg-Saint-Pierre VS 0.9   Probably not felt