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BaselWebpage

Learn more Earthquake Country Switzerland Historical earthquake in Basel 1356 Earthquake region Valais Earthquake region Grisons Neuer Text After the Valais, the area around Basel is the second highest seismic hazard zone in Switzerland. ...

GrisonsWebpage

Learn more Earthquake country Switzerland Earthquake region Valais Earthquake region Basel Earthquakes in Grisons An earthquake causing at least minor damage to buildings occurs in the Canton of Grisons on average every 30 to 40 years. ...

ValaisWebpage

Learn more Earthquake country Switzerland Historical earthquake in Sierre 1946 Earthquake region Basel Earthquake region Grisons Earthquakes in the Valais More earthquakes occur in the Valais than anywhere else in Switzerland. ...

Diemtigen 2014-2015Webpage

Learn more Earthquake swarm in Sarnen 1964 Diemtigen2_EN On 13 April 2014, the Swiss Seismological Service (SED) registered two earthquakes near Diemtigen in the Berner Oberland, which later turned out to mark the start of an earthquake swarm, ...

IntroductionWebpage

Learn more Earthquake swarm in Sarnen 1964 Earthquake swarm in Diemtigen 2014-2015 earthquake swarms In so-called 'earthquake swarms', numerous earthquakes occur locally over an extended period without a clear sequence of foreshocks, main quakes ...

Sarnen 1964Webpage

Learn more Earthquake swarm in Diemtigen 2014-2015 What happened in Sarnen 1964? Over several months starting in February 1964, hundreds of earthquakes occurred in the Sarnen region. The two largest quakes, with magnitudes of 4.8 and 5. ...

OverviewWebpage

For experts SUIhaz2015: Reference Shear-wave Velocity Rock Model SUIhaz2015: Vs-Kappa adjustment Influence of the local subsoil (pdf) Fact Sheet Data access (www.hazard.efehr. ...

ComponentsWebpage

Learn more Earthquake hazard model Data access (www.hazard.efehr.org) Suihaz15 Report Technical report SUIHaz2015 Components Seismic hazard, also referred to as earthquake hazard, is composed of different input data, representing the main ...

Earthquake hazard modelWebpage

For experts SUIhaz2015: Reference Shear-wave Velocity Rock Model SUIhaz2015: Vs-Kappa adjustment Influence of the local subsoil (pdf) Fact Sheet Data access (www.hazard.efehr. ...

Basel 1356Webpage

Learn more Earthquake in Sierre 1946 The 10 strongest earthquakes Earthquake scenarios «Basel bebt» – ein Leitartikel im Basler Stadtbuch 2022 (in German) What happened in Basel 1356? ...
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