2025

There have been repeated small earthquakes under and around the Mont Blanc Massif for around ten years now. A new study demonstrates for the first time a link between climate-driven changes in glaciated high mountain regions and increased local earthquake hazard. ...

On Friday, 13 June, the canton of Jura granted approval for test stimulations as part of the geothermal project in Haute-Sorne (JU). These tests will involve forcing pressurised water into the geological underground through the exploratory borehole which was drilled in summer 2024. The water will emerge around four kilometres below the surface before filtering into the adjacent rock. ...

Der Gletscherabbruch am Kleinen Nesthorn (VS) am Mittwoch, dem 28. Mai 2025, wurde landesweit vom seismischen Netzwerk der Schweiz registriert. Es handelt sich dabei um eine der grössten Massenbewegungen, die der Schweizerische Erdbebendienst (SED) an der ETH Zürich bislang aufgezeichnet hat. ...

On Sunday, May 4 at 13:30, an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.1 occurred near Mürren, close to Lauterbrunnen (BE). It was registered at a depth of 7.6 km. The earthquake was felt in the immediate vicinity. ...

Understanding and managing induced seismicity remains a key challenge for geothermal and other deep underground projects. In March, over 160 international experts from research and industry met to discuss current and future challenges in areas ranging from modelling, risk assessment, response ...

For the third winter in the past five years, the Swiss Seismological Service (SED) and the Institute of Geophysics (IfG) at ETH Zurich have recorded icequakes on the frozen Lake St. Moritz. ...

On 28 March at 12.50 local time (07.20 Swiss time), a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar at a depth of approximately 10 to 20 kilometres, about 20 kilometres west of the city of Mandalay. ...