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2015-12-22

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

The pre-Christmas vibrations are getting stronger and preparations for the big day are in full swing. ...

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2015-12-22

Strong Motion Portal (SSMP)

The SED now provides a new portal dedicated to delivering event-based strong motion data from Swiss seismicity, available at strongmotionportal.seismo.ethz.ch. ...

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2015-12-03

Naturgefahrenportal des Bundes neu auf Romanisch

Das Naturgefahrenportal des Bundes für die Bevölkerung ist neu auch auf Romanisch verfügbar. Unter der Adresse www.privels-natira. ...

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2015-11-19

Two active earthquake swarms in Valais

Since June of this year, two earthquake sequences have been active in Valais – largely unnoticed by the general population – in locations around 12 km apart. ...

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2015-10-26

All Natural Hazards at a Glance on One Government App

As of today, all natural hazard warnings and notifications issued by the Swiss Confederation will be available on the free MeteoSwiss App. ...

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2015-10-26

Starkes Erdbeben im Hindukusch (Grenzregion Afghanistan-Pakistan)

Am Montag, 26. Oktober 2015 hat um 09:09 Uhr (UTC) ein Erdbeben der Stärke 7.5 Afghanistan und Pakistan erschüttert. ...

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2015-09-04

Recurrence of Earthquake Swarm near Diemtigen (BE)

Earthquake swarms are a typical feature of earthquake activity in Switzerland, and the Swiss Seismological Service (SED) registers several of them every year. ...

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2015-09-01

Earthquakes – A Serious Hazard for Switzerland

After ten years of intensive research, the Swiss Seismological Service (SED) at ETH Zurich has created an updated seismic hazard model, which confirms that earthquakes are a serious hazard for ...

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2015-08-11

Scientifica 2015: Mit Lichtgeschwindigkeit vor Erdbeben warnen?

Über elektromagnetische Wellen können gemessene Erdbebensignale bereits heute mit Lichtgeschwindigkeit übertragen werden. ...

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2015-08-04

"Forschung live" mit dem SED

Die Akademie der Naturwissenschaften Schweiz (SCNAT) macht anlässlich ihres 200-jährigen Jubiläums Naturwissenschaften auf vielseitige Weise erlebbar. ...

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2015-07-29

Major Earthquake in Nepal: Three Months On

On April 25, 2015, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 hit Nepal, causing massive, widespread damage. ...

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2015-06-20

Spürbares Erdbeben bei Sion (VS)

Am Samstag den 20. Juni 2015 um 12:30 Uhr (Lokalzeit) hat sich 5 km nordöstlich von Sion (VS) in einer Tiefe von 8.5 km ein Erdbeben mit der Magnitude von 3.0 ereignet. ...

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2015-06-30

The SED at Expo Milano 2015

The video "Water – the Source of Life" will be showing until August 2, 2015, in the Swiss pavilion at Expo Milano 2015. ...

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2015-06-15

Earthquake near Bourg-Saint-Pierre (VS)

Near Bourg-Saint-Pierre (VS), the Swiss Seismological Service registered an earthquake on June 15, 2015 at 05:14 (local time). The earthquake had a magnitude of 3. ...

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2015-05-12

Another Strong Earthquake in Nepal

Nepal was hit by another strong earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.3, on May 12, 2015, at 7.05 a.m. (UTC) (9.05 a.m. Swiss time, 12.50 p.m. local time). ...

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2015-05-04

First Place in Earth and Marine Sciences

ETH Zurich occupies the top spot for Earth & Marine Sciences in this year’s QS World University Rankings by Subject. ...

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2015-04-27

Strong Earthquake in Nepal

Nepal was shaken by an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 at 6.11 a.m. (UTC) on Saturday, April 25, 2015. ...

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2015-04-06

Kleineres Beben bei Bern

Am Montag, 6. April 2015 ist um 15:18 Uhr (Lokalzeit) nahe der Stadt Bern ein Erdbeben registriert worden. Das Epizentrum lag ca. 10 km südlich der Berner Innenstadt. ...

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2015-03-19

Man-Made Earthquakes "Moved" the Schatzalp

From March 10 to March 13, 2015, more than 160 seismologists, geophysicists, engineers, geologists, and social scientists gathered in Davos for the first Schatzalp workshop on "Induced ...

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2015-03-16

Meteorite Leaves Seismic Traces

On March 15, 2015, at 8.45 p.m., seismic stations across the whole of Northeastern Switzerland picked up signals from a meteorite. ...

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2015-03-12

Two New SNSF Professors

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) recently awarded 40 professorships to outstanding young researchers. ...

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2015-03-05

Improved Access to Earthquake Data

The Swiss Seismological Service has improved how its data and event archives can be explored and accessed by professionals. The existing, openly accessible web portal at arclink.ethz. ...

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2015-02-26

Die Stadt der Zukunft: bitte erdbebensicher!

Die Bilder nach den Erdbeben in Haiti, Japan, L’Aquila oder Christchurch haben sich tief eingeprägt: zerstörte Häuser, chaotische Szenen, Verletzte und Tote. ...

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2015-02-04

Interview avec un sismologue du SED sur les séismes près de Bienne

"En trois jours, la région de Bienne et du Jura bernois a tremblé cinq fois. Aujourd’hui encore à 12h21. ...

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2015-02-02

Drei spürbare Beben bei Biel

Seit dem 31. Januar 2015 haben sich bei Biel mehrere kleine Erdbeben ereignet. Davon sind drei von der Bevölkerung verspürt worden. Am stärksten wahrgenommen wurde das Beben vom 31. ...

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2015-02-03

When Will the Next Major Earthquake Occur?

For the Japanese subduction zone, the answer is “at any time", as researchers from the Swiss Seismological Service (SED) argue in their article in Nature Geoscience, which was published today.

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2015-01-31

Earthquake near Biel (BE)

Near Biel (BE), the Swiss Seismological Service registered an earthquake on January 31, 2015 at 22:54 (local time). The event had a magnitude of 3.1 and occurred at a depth of 9.6 km. ...

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2015-01-27

Swiss Earthquakes in 2014: A Review

Compared to previous years, with around 950 earthquakes the number of recorded events is almost double (2013 about 600 earthquakes, 2012 about 500 earthquakes). ...

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2015-01-25

Erdbeben bei Guarda (GR)

Am 25. Januar 2015 ereignete sich um 18:34 Uhr im Kanton Graubünden bei Guarda ein Erdbeben der Magnitude 3.0 in einer Tiefe von ca. 8 km. Das Erdbeben dürfte vereinzelt verspürt worden sein. ...

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2015-01-20

Your opinion is needed!

You are one of about 60,000 people per month who visit our website and therefore ideal to answer the following question: What do you like about our site or what are you missing? ...