News 2012

Picture for Bhutan: a Country with Many Unknowns

2012-12-21

Bhutan: a Country with Many Unknowns

Numerous myths surround the Kingdom of Bhutan, which is located in the eastern Himalayas and declares the right to happiness in its constitution. The geographic isolation and the self-imposed cultural demarcation contribute to long-lasting legends. ...
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Picture for Local Time or UTC?

2012-12-18

Local Time or UTC?

In the past, anyone in Switzerland who felt an earthquake and looked at the clock might well have been confused to find a quite different time quoted at the website of the Swiss Seismological Service. ...
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Picture for Minor Earthquake between Martigny and Chamonix

2012-10-25

Minor Earthquake between Martigny and Chamonix

In the night of 25 October at 03:11 local time a small earthquake occured in the French-Swiss border region between Martigny VS and Chamonix. The tremor with a magnitude of 3. ...
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Picture for New software system for detecting and locating earthquakes

2012-10-17

New software system for detecting and locating earthquakes

On Monday, October 22, the SED will migrate to SeisComP3, a new software system for detecting and locating earthquakes. ...
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Picture for Annual report 1996 - 2011 now online

2012-09-24

Annual report 1996 - 2011 now online

The SED annual report on the seismic activity in Switzerland from 1966 to 2011 is now available for download. ...
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Picture for Seismological monitoring of the geothermal project in St. Gallen

2012-09-20

Seismological monitoring of the geothermal project in St. Gallen

The city of St. Gallen is planning to exploit a suspected geothermal aquifer at a depth of approximately three to four kilometers below the city. ...
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Picture for SED Field Campaign on Rhonegletscher in the Swiss Alps

2012-09-17

SED Field Campaign on Rhonegletscher in the Swiss Alps

The Swiss Seismological Service is investigating the dynamical behavior of the Rhonegletscher, focussing specifically on changes in the subglacial drainage system. ...
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Picture for Small Earthquakes in Central Switzerland

2012-09-04

Small Earthquakes in Central Switzerland

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). ...
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2012-06-26

Development of the Emilia-Romagna earthquake sequence

The earthquake activity in the Po Valley in the Emilia-Romagna region has decreased over the last couple of weeks, a typical development of an earthquake (aftershock) sequence. ...
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Picture for Crossing the Greenland Ice – 100 Years of Swiss Science in Greenland

2012-05-24

Crossing the Greenland Ice – 100 Years of Swiss Science in Greenland

100 years ago, in 1912, a Swiss team crossed the Greenland ice sheet, covering a distance of 700 km. ...
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Picture for Continuing aftershock activity in Italy and travel to the region

2012-06-06

Continuing aftershock activity in Italy and travel to the region

Aftershocks are expected to occur in the affected region within the next days and weeks. Their frequency and intensity will decrease over time, although the exact pattern of the earthquake ...
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Picture for Earthquake in Northern Italy – a summary

2012-05-21

Earthquake in Northern Italy – a summary

On Sunday, 20 May 2012, at 04:04 local time an earthquake of magnitude 6 (INGV: M 5.9, USGS: M 6.0, EMSC: M 6. ...
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Picture for Erdbeben in Norditalien

2012-05-20

Erdbeben in Norditalien

Ein Beben mit Magnitude 6.1 hat um 04:04 Uhr Lokalzeit am Sonntag, 20. Mai 2012, die Region Emilia Romagna erschüttert. Das Epizentrum befand sich ca. 30 km westlich von Ferrara. ...
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Picture for Seismo 12 – Practicing for a real seismic crisis

2012-05-07

Seismo 12 – Practicing for a real seismic crisis

From May 8 to May 10 the Swiss Seismological Service will take part in a simulation of a large earthquake. ...
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2012-05-18

Vierter Schweizerischer Geologentag – Beben und Bewegen

Wachsende Bevölkerungs- und Infrastrukturdichte sowie die induzierte Seismizität durch eine vermehrte Nutzung des Untergrunds erhöhen das Erdbebenrisiko in der Schweiz. ...
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Picture for Earthquake off Sumatra

2012-04-12

Earthquake off Sumatra

On April 11 2012 at 10.30 MESZ an earthquake with magnitude 8.6 occurred about 400 km west of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. This was the strongest earthquake to occur so far this year. ...
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Picture for Another earthquake near Zug

2012-02-24

Another earthquake near Zug

On Friday February 24 2012, at 1:32am, an earthquake of magnitude 3.5 occurred near Zug. This aftershock of the February 11 magnitude 4. ...
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Picture for Earthquake near Zug

2012-02-12

Earthquake near Zug

On Saturday, February 11 2012, at 11.45pm an earthquake of magnitude 4.2 occurred between Zuger- and Ägerisee at a depth of approximately 30 km. ...
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Picture for Another earthquake in northern Italy

2012-01-27

Another earthquake in northern Italy

On Friday, 27 January, at 15:53 local time, the earth shook again in northern Italy. The earthquake with magnitude 5. ...
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Picture for Earthquake in northern Italy

2012-01-25

Earthquake in northern Italy

On the 25th of January 2012 at 09:06 an earthquake of magnitude about 5 occurred in Italy, northeast of Parma. ...
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Picture for Change at the Head of the Swiss Seismological Service

2012-01-09

Change at the Head of the Swiss Seismological Service

To the turn of the year professor Domenico Giardini stepped back from the leadership of the SED. ...
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Picture for Earthquakes in Switzerland in 2011: a review

2012-01-06

Earthquakes in Switzerland in 2011: a review

The Swiss Seismological Service manually located more than 500 earthquakes in Switzerland and the neighboring areas in 2011. The magnitudes of the events vary between 0.1 and 3. ...
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Picture for Small earthquake sequence close to Filisur GR

2012-01-05

Small earthquake sequence close to Filisur GR

The Swiss Seismological Service registered since New Year's Day a series of small earthquakes northeast of Filisur, GR. The strongest earthquakes so far had a magnitude of 3. ...
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