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2022-12-21

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

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2022-12-21

InSight mission ends, though research work will continue

Just over four years since the InSight lander arrived on Mars, the mission has ended. The lander has insufficient power to continue to operate, due to the layer of dust that has steadily ...

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2022-10-27

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

In der Nähe von Monthey (VS), südwestlich von Aigle, wurde am Dienstag, 25. Oktober 2022 um 21.11 Uhr (Lokalzeit) ein Erdbeben der Stärke 1.6 in einer Tiefe von etwa 1.5 Kilometern gemessen. ...

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2022-10-14

[Available in DE] Earthquake close to Triesenberg (FL)

Am Freitag, dem 14. Oktober 2022 hat sich um 17:33 Uhr (Lokalzeit) bei Triesenberg (FL) südöstlich von Vaduz in einer Tiefe von ungefähr 2 km ein Erdbeben der Magnitude 3.1 ereignet. ...

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2022-09-25

Earthquake felt near Vallorcine (F)

An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 was observed near Vallorcine (France, close to the Swiss border), at a depth of about 6 kilometers on Sunday morning, September 27, at 8:18 local time. ...

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2022-10-04

20 seismic stations in Bosnia and Herzegovina contribute to the initiative “AdriaArray”

The Swiss Seismological Service (SED) at ETH Zurich is now part of a new European initiative called AdriaArray. ...

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2022-09-19

Seismometer records meteorite impacts on Mars for first time

Meteorites frequently collide with Mars, creating its distinctive cratered landscape. This is because the Red Planet, compared to Earth, has a thin atmosphere and is closer to the asteroid belt ...

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2022-09-10

[Available in DE / FR] Erdbeben der Magnitude 4.7 im Elsass in weiten Teilen der Schweiz deutlich verspürt

Am späten Samstagnachmittag des 10. September 2022 hat sich um 17:58 Uhr im Elsass, in der Nähe der Ortschaft Sierentz (F) etwa 15 km nördlich von Basel, ein Erdbeben der Magnitude 4.7 ereignet. ...

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[Available in DE] Spürbares Nachbeben bei Triesenberg (FL)

Am Mittwoch, 7. September 2022, hat sich um 12:23 Uhr (Lokalzeit) bei Triesenberg (FL) südöstlich von Vaduz in einer relativ geringen Tiefe von ungefähr 2 km ein Erdbeben der Magnitude 2. ...

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2022-09-01

[Available in DE] Clearly felt earthquake near Triesenberg (FL)

Der Schweizerische Erdbebendienst (SED) an der ETH Zürich hat am Donnerstag, 1. September 2022, um kurz vor 14 Uhr Ortszeit bei Triesenberg (FL) südöstlich von Vaduz ein Erdbeben der Magnitude 3. ...

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2022-07-28

Using seismometers to monitor Santiaguito volcano in Guatemala

Where there are volcanoes, the earth shakes frequently. In these regions, earthquakes often herald impending volcanic unrest. ...

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2022-07-09

[Available in DE / FR] Beben in Süddeutschland in der Nordschweiz verspürt

Ein Beben der Magnitude 4.2 ereignete sich am Samstag, 9. Juli 2022, um 13:47 Uhr (Ortszeit) bei Hechingen, nordwestlich von Albstadt, auf der Schwäbischen Alb, etwa 65 km von der Schweizer ...

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2022-05-11

Largest Marsquake observed since the beginning of the NASA InSight mission

On 4 May 2022, NASA’s InSight Mars lander detected the largest quake ever observed on another planet: an estimated magnitude 5 event. ...

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2022-04-28

New earthquake assessments available to strengthen preparedness in Europe

During the 20th century, earthquakes in Europe accounted for more than 200,000 deaths and over 250 billion Euros in losses (EM-DAT). ...

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2022-04-28

What does the publication of European seismic hazard and risk models mean for Switzerland?

Spring 2022 saw the release of an updated seismic hazard model and the first open-access seismic risk model for Europe. ...

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2022-01-26

Earthquakes in Switzerland in 2021

Last year, the Swiss Seismological Service (SED) at ETH Zurich recorded just over 1,100 earthquakes in Switzerland and surrounding areas. ...

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2022-01-18

Waves from Tonga volcanic eruption have already circled Earth twice

The massive submarine eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano in the South Pacific on 15 January 2022 was registered by the seismic stations of the Swiss Seismological Service at ETH ...