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Earthquake country Switzerland

Earthquake risk in Switzerland

Waveform videos

Watch seismic waves travel through the Earth and discover how long it takes for them to reach different locations. How many seconds pass before they are recorded by seismic stations?

Earthquake Linthtal (GL), 06-03-2017: magnitude 4.6 with recordings from different seismic stations

Earthquake Linthtal (GL), 06-03-2017: magnitude 4.6 with recordings from the seismic station in Zurich

Earthquake scenario Basel: magnitude 4.0 with recordings from different seismic stations

Earthquake scenario Basel: magnitude 4.0 with recordings from the seismic station in Zurich

Games

How much do you know about earthquakes and how can you best prepare for them? Discover a series of earthquake games to test your knowledge and use our interactive tool to assess your personal risk.

Earthquake risk tool

Use our interactive tool to determine by approximation your personal earthquake risk based on four factors and find out how to reduce it.

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Earthquake quiz

Test and improve your knowledge about earthquakes in general and about Switzerland as an earthquake country!

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Stop disasters

How can I protect a village against an earthquake?

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