Mon, Apr 22nd 2024
A 3.9 magnitude earthquake occurred near Yvonand VD early Monday, with wide area likely feeling the tremor.
The earth shook near Yvonand VD on Monday night with a magnitude of around 3.9 on the Richter scale. This earthquake was probably felt over a wide area, according to the Swiss Seismological Service of ETH Zurich (SED).
The quake occurred at 3.35 a.m. near Yvonand VD, writes the SED in an automated message. Damage is not normally to be expected from an earthquake of this magnitude.
The SED registers an average of three to four earthquakes per day in Switzerland and nearby neighboring countries, or 1,000 to 1,500 earthquakes per year. Around 10 to 20 earth tremors with magnitudes of around 2.5 and above are actually felt by the population each year.
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