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Aigle. 5.9. VIII. 320. Triggered a tsunami in Lake Geneva. Most deaths associated with a M w 5.4 aftershock which triggered a rockfall. [3] 1601. Unterwalden.
The Swiss Seismological Service (German: Schweizerischer Erdbebendienst (SED), French: Service sismologique suisse, Italian: Servizio sismico svizzero, Romansh: Servizi da terratrembels svizzer) at ETH Zurich is the federal agency responsible for monitoring earthquakes in Switzerland and its neighboring countries and for assessing Switzerland's seismic hazard.
0–9. 1356 Basel earthquake. 1584 Aigle earthquake. 1946 Valais earthquake.
Erdbebenkreuz ("Earthquake cross") in Reinach. The 1356 Basel earthquake is the most significant seismological event to have occurred in Central Europe in recorded history [1] and had a moment magnitude in the range of 6.0–7.1. [2] This earthquake, which occurred on 18 October 1356, is also known as the Sankt-Lukas-Tag Erdbeben [3] (English ...
The 1584 Aigle earthquake occurred on 11 March at 23:00–23:30 local time in Switzerland. The earthquake had a moment magnitude of 5.9–6.4 and maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of VIII ( Severe ). The shock generated a tsunami in Lake Geneva. It was followed by 25 aftershocks in the following days. An aftershock on 14 March triggered a ...
The Glarus thrust ( German: Glarner Überschiebung) is a major thrust fault in the Alps of eastern Switzerland. Along the thrust the Helvetic nappes were thrust more than 100 km to the north over the external Aarmassif and Infrahelvetic complex. The thrust forms the contact between older (Helvetic) Permo - Triassic rock layers of the Verrucano ...
Coordinates: 47.5854°N 7.5958°E. Induced seismicity in Basel led to suspension of its hot dry rock enhanced geothermal systems project. A seismic-hazard evaluation was then conducted, resulting in the cancellation of the project in December 2009. [1] Basel, Switzerland sits atop a historically active fault and most of the city was destroyed ...
The largest was a 5.9 M w. The 1946 Valais earthquake struck on 25 January at 17:32 local time with an epicenter region in Sierre, near the capital city of Sion in Valais, a canton in Switzerland. The earthquake had an estimated moment magnitude (M w ) of 6.2 and a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of VIII ( Severe ).