Earthquake service reports quake with a magnitude of 4.3 near Wägitalersee SZ
Published: Tuesday, Jun 4th 2024, 03:10
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On Tuesday night, the earth shook at Lake Wägital in the canton of Schwyz with a magnitude of around 4.3 on the Richter scale. This earthquake is likely to have been felt throughout Switzerland, according to the Swiss Seismological Service of ETH Zurich (SED).
The quake occurred at 02.34 a.m. approximately six kilometers southwest of Lake Wägital, writes the SED in an automated message. Minor damage is possible in isolated cases during an earthquake of this magnitude near the epicenter.
Le SED enregistre en moyenne trois à quatre tremblements de terre par jour en Suisse et dans les pays voisins, soit 1000 à 1500 tremblements de terre par an. Environ 10 à 20 tremblements de terre d'une magnitude d'environ 2,5 et plus sont effectivement ressentis par la population chaque année.
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