2012-09-04
In the morning of 4. September 2012, at 03:06, 04:51 and 07:13 local time, three small earthquakes occurred near Lake Lucerne (Vierwaldstättersee). All quakes are located at almost 10 km depth a short distance south of Beckenried. The two later ones with magnitudes of 2.8 and 2.9 were partly felt in the vicinity. Earthquakes of this magnitude do not cause damage.
A few kilometer north a similar event with magnitude 3 in 10 km depth was registered on 17. August 2000.