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)
30 May 2025 23:33 Lenk im Simmental BE 0.8   Probably not felt
30 May 2025 19:12 Chamonix F 1.4   Probably not felt
30 May 2025 15:26 Chamonix F 1.7   Probably not felt
30 May 2025 05:14 Aosta I 0.9   Probably not felt