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2013-12-12

Earthquake in Liechtenstein

On December 12th, 2013, at 01.59 (local time) an earthquake at a depth of 7 km occurred near Sargans (SG). Over 500 people have submitted a 'felt report' to the Swiss Seismological Service. ...

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Earthquake chronology geothermal energy project in St. Gallen

Collection of all news items about the seismic activity before, during, and after production tests in St. Gallen

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2013-10-24

Small earthquake near Saxon (VS)

In the late evening of 23 October 2013 at 22:42 local time a small earthquake occurred north of Saxon (VS) close to Ovronnaz. The event with magnitude 2. ...

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2013-10-10

Sonic boom and not an earthquake

On 10 October, 2013 shortly before 2 pm local time, numerous seismic stations operated by the Swiss Seismic Network recorded an unusual signal across NE Switzerland. ...

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2013-09-11

New: Up-to-the-Minute Earthquake Notifications on Twitter

Would you like to be immediately informed in the event of an earthquake in Switzerland or its neighboring countries? Then follow us on Twitter! ...

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2013-08-30

Earthquake risk tool

Every year, between 500 and 800 earthquakes occur in Switzerland. Around 10 of those are strong enough (magnitude of approximately 2.5 or above) to be noticed by the population. ...

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2013-08-29

Scientifica 31. August bis 1. September 2013

Gibt es in der Schweiz Erdbeben, die merkliche Schäden anrichten? Wie kann ich mein persönliches Erdbebenrisiko abschätzen? Und wie schütze ich mich vor Erdbeben? ...

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2013-07-31

Earthquakes: Geothermal Energy Project in St. Gallen

The test and stimulation activities carried out as part of the planned geothermal energy project in Sittertobel near St. Gallen began on July 14, 2013. ...

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2013-07-22

Earthquake near Zernez

On the evening of July 20, 2013, an earthquake occurred near Zernez (canton of Graubünden) at around 9.50 p.m. The earthquake, which measured at 2. ...

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2013-07-03

Earthquake between Moutier and Delémont

On July 3, 2013, at 4.13 pm, an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.3 occurred between Moutier and Delémont at a depth of 25.5 km. The earthquake was felt at distances up to about 30 km. ...

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2013-07-01

Small Earthquake in Basel on 29. June 2013

On Saturday, 29 June 2013 at 11:11 local time the SED recorded an earthquake of magnitude 1.7 in Basel. ...

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2013-06-21

30 New Stations of the Strong Motion Network Online

In a project divided into two phases, Switzerland is in the process of modernizing and expanding its strong motion network. ...

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2013-06-21

Earthquake South of Parma

On Friday, June 21, 2013, at 12:33 p.m., an earthquake occurred approximately 70 kilometers south of Parma, Italy. With a magnitude of 5. ...

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2013-05-28

New Director of the Swiss Seismological Service

Professor Stefan Wiemer is the new Director of the Swiss Seismological Service (SED). The Executive Board of ETH Zurich has appointed the 46-year-old, who has been interim Director since January ...

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2013-04-23

Earthquakes: second largest risk for Switzerland

The Federal Office of Civil Protection (FOCP) analyzed the effects of different catastrophes and emergencies in Switzerland. ...

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2013-03-08

Demolition of the Sprecherhof in Aarau recorded by seismographs

The rare event of a controlled demolition of a structure in Switzerland was captured by the sensitive seismic stations of the Swiss Seismic Network. ...

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2013-02-13

North Korean nuclear test also recorded in Switzerland

The seismic waves generated by the North Korean nuclear test on February 12, 2013 (02:57 UTC, 03:57 Swiss local time) reached the seismic monitoring stations in Switzerland approximately 12 ...

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2013-01-31

Earthquake mitigation: the Federal Government continues its program of measures

The earthquake preparedness in Switzerland should be further improved. The Federal Council has defined the focus areas in the program of measures for earthquake mitigation for the period 2013 to ...

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2013-01-24

Earthquakes in Switzerland in 2012: a review

In 2012, the Swiss Seismological Service registered around 500 earthquakes in Switzerland and its neighboring countries. The magnitude of these earthquakes ranged between 0 and 4. ...