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1584. 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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Website. www .glarusoverthrust .org. Coordinates. 46°55′N 9°15′E. / 46.917°N 9.250°E / 46.917; 9.250. Location of Glarus thrust in Switzerland. Martinsloch. 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 ...
0–9. 1356 Basel earthquake. 1584 Aigle earthquake. 1946 Valais earthquake.
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 ).
April 5, 2024 at 4:33 PM. An earthquake struck the East Coast of the United States on Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, causing buildings to shake and rattling nerves from ...