Earthquakes: second largest risk for Switzerland

The Federal Office of Civil Protection (FOCP) analyzed the effects of different catastrophes and emergencies in Switzerland. According to the "Risikobericht 2012" (no English version available) earthquakes are considered to be the second largest risk for Switzerland followed by large scale power blackouts. Pandemics take the first position. Even though earthquakes pose the biggest potential for damage among the analyzed hazards they occur less often than other catastrophes and emergencies.