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?
2026-01-09 15:28 3.4 Lago di Garda I Slightly felt
2025-12-22 23:10 2.3 Bourg-Saint-Pierre VS Slightly felt
2025-12-06 00:54 3.1 Herisau AR Widely felt
2025-11-19 01:31 2.9 Bourg-Saint-Pierre VS Slightly felt
2025-11-19 00:32 2.2 Chamonix F Slightly felt
2025-11-15 07:09 2.7 Chamonix F Slightly felt
2025-11-14 20:39 2.6 Chamonix F Slightly felt

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Latest earthquakes

Local Time
 Magnitude
 Location
2026-01-16 09:41 1.4 Zernez GR
2026-01-15 22:00 0.7 Sanetschpass VS
2026-01-15 05:57 0.1 Leukerbad VS
2026-01-15 03:12 1.7 Lago d'Iseo I
2026-01-14 16:29 1.2 Lenk im Simmental BE
2026-01-14 09:42 1.0 Lenk im Simmental BE
2026-01-14 09:03 0.1 Chamonix F

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2026-01-12

[Available in DE/FR/IT] Spürbares Erdbeben mit Epizentrum in der Nähe von Courmayeur (Italien)

Am Montag, 12. Januar 2026, um 7:28 Uhr Ortszeit ereignete sich in der Nähe von Courmayeur (Italien), etwa 40 km südwestlich von Martigny (VS), ein Erdbeben der Magnitude 3.8 in etwa 3 km Tiefe. Es war in der Schweiz im Rhonetal und bis nach Nyon spürbar. ...
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2025-12-19

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Seismorris races down the slope – but which route should he choose? Earthquake: The seismogram of the strongest earthquake so far in 2025 near Mürren (BE). The earthquake, with a magnitude of 4.2, shook the Bernese Oberland. Icequake: When the ice of frozen Lake St. Moritz shifts and nature releases its wintry power. Meteoroid: Sonic boom of a celestial body that flew over parts of Switzerland. ...
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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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