The estimate of the regional distribution of Switzerland’s seismic hazard has not changed substantially in the last ten years: Valais remains the region with the highest hazard, followed by Basel, Grisons, the St. Gallen Rhine Valley, Central Switzerland, and the rest of Switzerland.

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The ten strongest earthquakes in Switzerland

Earthquake hazard Switzerland

Map of the instrumental recorded earthquakes between 1975 and 2023 with a minimum magnitude of 2.
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