Earthquakes in Switzerland and surrounding regions during 2010

This report of the Swiss Seismological Service summarizes the seismic activity in Switzerland and surrounding regions during 2010. During this period, 407 earthquakes and 85 quarry blasts were detected and located in the region under consideration. With a total of only 19 events with M L  ≥ 2.5, the...

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Published in:Swiss Journal of geosciences 2011-12, Vol.104 (3), p.537-547
Main Authors: Deichmann, Nicholas, Clinton, John, Husen, Stephan, Edwards, Benjamin, Haslinger, Florian, Fäh, Donat, Giardini, Domenico, Kästli, Philipp, Kradolfer, Urs, Wiemer, Stefan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Earthquakes
Geology
Quarries
Regions
Seismic activity
Seismology
Shaking
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Summary:This report of the Swiss Seismological Service summarizes the seismic activity in Switzerland and surrounding regions during 2010. During this period, 407 earthquakes and 85 quarry blasts were detected and located in the region under consideration. With a total of only 19 events with M L  ≥ 2.5, the seismic activity in the year 2010 was below the average over the previous 35 years. The two most noteworthy earthquakes were the M L  3.4 Barrhorn event near Sankt Niklaus (VS) and the M L 3.0 event of Feldkirch, both of which produced shaking of intensity IV.
ISSN:1661-8726
1661-8734
DOI:10.1007/s00015-011-0084-y