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The 1356 Basel earthquake is the most significant seismological event to have occurred in ... 6.6 (GFZ 2006); [2] and a major Swiss study by 21 European experts, with ...
This is a list of earthquakes in Switzerland: Earthquakes. Date (UTC) Location Mag. MMI Deaths Injuries Comments 1295 Churwalden: 6.5±0.5
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.
Basel, Switzerland sits atop a historically active fault and most of the city was destroyed in a magnitude 6.5 earthquake in 1356. But the Basel project, although it had established an operational approach for addressing induced earthquakes, had not performed a thorough seismic risk assessment before starting geothermal stimulation. [2]
Pages in category "Earthquakes in Switzerland" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... Swiss Seismological Service This page was last ...
The Swiss Plateau which encompasses the cantons of Bern, Valais, Zurich, Vaud and Basel-Stadt lies in one of the most earthquake-prove region of Switzerland. [1] Seismicity in Switzerland is related to the formation of the Alps caused by the collision between the European and African plates.
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 ).
The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon earthquake, impacted Portugal, the Iberian Peninsula, and Northwest Africa on the morning of Saturday, 1 November, Feast of All Saints, at around 09:40 local time. [3] In combination with subsequent fires and a tsunami, the earthquake almost completely destroyed Lisbon and adjoining areas.