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2017-12-20

Merry Christmas and a dynamic new year without strong shaking

Our Christmas tree is richly decorated this year. It has as many Christmas ornaments as the number of earthquakes that occurred in and around Switzerland from 1 January until 31 October 2017. ...

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2017-12-13

[Available in DE / FR] Leicht verspürtes Beben bei Sion

Am Dienstag, dem 12. Dezember 2017 hat sich um 23:28 Uhr (Lokalzeit) 10 km südöstlich von Sion (VS) in einer Tiefe von 6 bis 7 km ein Erdbeben der Stärke 2.1 ereignet. ...

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2017-11-24

What you need to know about earthquakes and deep geothermal energy

One major challenge for past and future deep geothermal power projects is how to produce a working heat exchanger with sufficient rock permeability without triggering damaging or felt earthquakes ...

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2017-11-21

[Available in DE] Verspürtes Erdbeben bei Zug

Am Dienstag, 21. November 2017 ereignete sich um 10:22 Uhr (Lokalzeit) zwischen Zuger- und Ägerisee ein Erdbeben der Stärke 3.3 in einer Tiefe von ca. 32km. ...

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2017-11-13

Severe earthquakes in the Iran-Iraq border region and in Costa Rica

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake occurred in the border region between Iran and Iraq, around 32 km south of Halabjah (220km northeast of Baghdad), at 6.18 p.m. (UTC, 9:48 p.m. ...

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2017-11-03

[Available in DE / FR] Erneutes spürbares Erdbeben in der Region Sion/Sierre

Am Freitag, dem 3. November 2017 hat sich um 19:04 Uhr (Lokalzeit) 4 km nordöstlich von Sion (VS) in einer Tiefe von 8 km ein Erdbeben der Magnitude 2.8 ereignet. ...

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2017-11-02

[Available in DE / FR] Spürbares Erdbeben bei Sierre

Am Donnerstag, dem 2. November 2017 hat sich um 15:09 Uhr (Lokalzeit) 4 km nördlich von Sierre (VS) in einer Tiefe von 3.5 km ein Erdbeben mit der Magnitude von 3.1 ereignet. ...

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2017-10-04

Investigating tsunami hazard in Switzerland

Tsunamis are not limited to the ocean. On rare occasions, large flood waves also occur in lakes, including those in Switzerland. According to historical reports and investigations of lake sediments, a wave up to 8 m high swept across Lake Lucerne in 1601, resulting in widespread flooding. It was triggered by a magnitude 5. ...

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2017-09-25

Measuring Strong Earthquakes with GPS

GPS is well known to navigate to a specific location. Less known is another feature: GPS signals can also be used to measure strong earthquakes. ...

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2017-09-14

[Available in DE] Mit SRF „Einstein“ im Epizentrum

Wenn das gesamte Mobiliar eines Wohnzimmers zu Bruch geht, sind auch gestandene Seismologen erschüttert. ...

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2017-09-12

Gearing up to Explore the Inner Life of Mars

The InSight Mars mission is planned to launch in spring 2018 and will place a seismometer on the surface of Mars six months later. ...

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2017-09-08

Earthquake off the coast of Mexico

A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean, around 70 km from the coast of Mexico (state of Chiapas), at 6.49 a.m. (CET) on Friday, 8 September. ...

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2017-09-03

Potential Nuclear Test in North Korea

Shortly after 03:30 coordinated universal time (UTC) on 3 September 2017, seismometers around the world recorded signals indicative of a powerful explosion near the North Korean nuclear testing ...

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2017-08-23

[Available in DE / IT] Bergsturz am Pizzo Cengalo

Am 23. August 2017 um 9:30 Uhr Ortszeit kam es am Pizzo Cengalo im Grenzgebiet zwischen dem Bergell und Italien zu einem grossen Bergsturz. ...

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2017-08-08

[Available in DE/FR] Verspürte Erdbeben bei Sion (VS)

In den letzten Tagen wurden südöstlich von Sion (VS) einige kleine Erdbeben registriert. Die Sequenz begann am Samstag, 5. August 2017 um 22:21 Uhr mit einem Erdbeben der Stärke 2.4, das sich ca. ...

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2017-08-08

BergeBeben! An earthquake exhibition in Vättis

On 12 August 2017, an exhibition entitled "BergeBeben! - Erdbeben und Gebirgsbildung" (MountainQuakes! Earthquakes and Mountain Building) will open in Vättis. ...

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2017-08-08

When will the next earthquake occur?

Unfortunately, we don't know, but data help us to provide a rough answer. Visit us from 1 to 3 September at Scientifica, which will focus on "What Data Reveal". Join our fact-finding tour and find out what you can yourself about when the next quake might occur. We will show you how we collect, analyse and present seismic data, for example in the form of seismic hazard maps. You can also find out your own personal earthquake story with the support of Mr & Mrs Tremble. ...

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2017-07-21

[Available in DE/FR] Starkes Erdbeben bei Bodrum (Türkei) und Kos (Griechenland)

Am Freitag, 21.07.2017 hat sich um 01:31 Uhr Ortszeit (00:31 Uhr MESZ) ein Erdbeben der Magnitude 6.7 ereignet. Das Epizentrum befand sich ca. 12 km südlich vom türkischen Ort Bodrum und ca. ...

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2017-07-01

Strongly felt earthquake close to Château d’Oex (VD)

An earthquake with a local magnitude of 4.3 occurred on Saturday 1st July 2017 at 10:10 (local time) close to Château d’Oex (VD) at a shallow depth, approximately 4km. ...

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2017-06-26

Landslide and Flood in Greenland

On Saturday evening on 17 June 2017, a large landslide occurred in northwestern Greenland, around 20 km from the small fishing village of Nuugaatsiaq. ...

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2017-06-16

A seismic Risk Model for Switzerland

What damage could earthquakes cause in Switzerland? At present, only a patchy answer can be given to this important question. ...

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2017-06-14

Begin of the Opening of the Geothermal Borehole in Basel

On 28 March 2017, in consultation with Basel Industrielle Werke (IWB) the Department of Health of the Canton of Basel decided to re-open the borehole in late June created in Basel as part of the ...

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2017-06-06

[Available in DE/FR] Leicht verspürtes Erdbeben bei Schwarzsee (FR)

Am Dienstag, 6. Juni 2017 ereignete sich um 09:18 Uhr (Lokalzeit) in der Nähe von Schwarzsee (FR) ein leichtes Erdbeben mit einer Magnitude von 3.3. ...

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2017-06-02

[Available in DE/FR] Verspürtes Erdbeben bei Sion (VS)

Am Freitag, 2. Juni 2017 ereignete sich um 21:05 Uhr (Lokalzeit) in der Nähe von Sion (VS) ein leichtes Erdbeben mit einer Magnitude von 3.3. ...

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2017-04-21

Researching Induced Seismicity

Exploiting resources buried deep underground is no easy matter. Indeed, it can only be successful if a number of different factors fall into place. ...

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Opening of a geothermal borehole in Basel

On 28 March 2017, in consultation with Basel Industrielle Werke (IWB) the Department of Health of the Canton of Basel decided to re-open the borehole created in Basel as part of the "Deep Heat ...

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2017-03-20

Two Felt Earthquakes Near Vallorcine (F)

Two earthquakes occurred near Vallorcine (F), close to the Swiss border on 20 March 2017. Both events were widely felt in the epicentral area as well as in the lower Valais between Martigny and ...

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2017-03-06

Summary of the magnitude 4.6 Urnerboden Earthquake

The epicenter of the Magnitude 4.6 (local or Richter magnitude ML) earthquake of 2017/03/06 21:12 local time is located about 3 km NE of the village of Urnerboden in the border region of cantons ...

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2017-03-06

Earthquake widely felt across Central Switzerland

On Monday, 6 March at 21:12 a relatively strong earthquake hit Central Switzerland. The epicenter was close to Mount Ortstock, about 6 km west of Linthal (GL. The magnitude was 4. ...

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2017-02-03

Earthquakes in Switzerland in 2016: an overview

In 2016, 31 earthquakes with magnitudes of 2.5 or greater occurred in Switzerland and neighbouring countries, making it an above-average year in terms of the number of felt seismic events there. ...

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2017-01-22

No Earthquake Near Samnaun: What Triggers False Alerts

On Sunday, 22 January 2017, based on fully automated evaluations, the Swiss Seismological Service erroneously reported an earthquake with a magnitude of 3. ...