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earthquake ethz
Following the series of earthquakes in late October, the earth shook again on Tuesday in Elm GL. According to a report automatically generated by the earthquake service at ETH Zurich, the earthquake reached a magnitude of 4.0 on the Richter scale.
According to the recording, the ground in Glarnerland near Elm shook at 1:53 p.m. Earthquakes of this magnitude are likely to be felt widely, but cause little damage.
Glarus canton police only received a few phone calls on Tuesday afternoon, about half an hour after the earthquake, as media spokesman Markus Denzler said upon request. Police are not aware of any damage, he said.
Stronger earthquakes have already been recorded
The automatically generated report from the earthquake service on Tuesday initially indicated an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 on the Richter scale. ETH Zurich subsequently posted a magnitude of 3.9 on its website. The earthquake in Elm occurred at a depth of 1.1 kilometers.
A series of earthquakes had already occurred in Elm on October 25: the strongest at that time reached a magnitude of 4.3. It was also the strongest earthquake in Switzerland for three and a half years. This was followed by more than 100 aftershocks, with the strongest shaking reaching a magnitude of 3.6.
On Monday there was an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.4 in the Arolla region, in the canton of Valais. Valais is the canton most affected by earthquakes. (SDA)
There are always stronger and weaker earthquakes all over the world. BLICK explains the most important questions, from the causes to the situation in Switzerland and earthquake protection.
