Swiss Seismological Service

The Swiss Seismological Service (SED) at ETH Zurich is the federal agency for earthquakes. Its activities are integrated in the federal action plan for earthquake mitigation.

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Felt earthquakes

Local Time
 Mag.
 Location
 Felt?
2026-03-21 20:48 2.7 Sierre VS Widely felt
2026-02-16 22:12 2.1 Goeschenen UR Slightly felt
2026-02-08 20:26 2.7 Brugg AG Slightly felt
2026-01-20 21:21 3.6 Zermatt VS Felt
2026-01-12 07:28 3.8 Courmayeur I Slightly felt
2026-01-09 15:28 3.4 Lago di Garda I Slightly felt

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Latest earthquakes

Local Time
 Magnitude
 Location
2026-03-22 12:53 1.7 Sierre VS
2026-03-22 04:41 0.9 Sion VS
2026-03-22 00:54 0.4 Sierre VS
2026-03-22 00:10 0.7 Chamonix F
2026-03-22 00:10 0.7 Chamonix F
2026-03-21 22:41 0.5 Sierre VS
2026-03-21 22:11 0.6 Aosta I

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2026-03-22

Spürbare Erdbeben südlich von Siders

Am 21. März 2026 um 20:48 Uhr ereignete sich ein Erdbeben der Magnitude 2.7, gefolgt um 20:57 Uhr von einem weiteren Erdbeben ähnlicher Magnitude. Beide traten etwa 10 km südlich von Siders in einer Tiefe von ungefähr 5 km auf. ...
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2026-03-17

Earthquakes in the classroom

Education plays a crucial role in raising young people's awareness about earthquake (or seismic) risk. This is where the seismo@school initiative comes in. The Increasing Earthquake Awareness in Switzerland project, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), is now drawing to an end. ...
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Projects

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Seismo@school

This project is based on the seismo@school program, which was initiated by the University of ...Go to page
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BedrettoLab

The BedrettoLab is a unique research infrastructure run by ETH Zurich making it possible to ...Go to page
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Microzonation in the cantons Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft

If a spectral microzonation study is published by the responsible authority, this must be used ...Go to page
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DemoUpStorage

The Swiss Energy Strategy foresees CO2 capture and underground storage, possibly abroad, among ...Go to page

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