Switzerland

Switzerland – Earthquakes

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Quakes this month
22
Latest UTC: 2026-09-06 11:21:24
Strongest
M4.3
Gams
Country rank
#13
697 quakes in 2026 · out of 13 countries
Averages
M1.21 · 5 km
Avg this month: M1.29

Seismic profile

Analysis period06 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026Data as of: 06 Sep 2026 · 12:00 UTC
Minimum magnitude

What the data show

Switzerland · M ≥ 2.0

After source reconciliation, the catalogue contains 61 event entries of M2.0 or above for this area and period, spread over 46 days.

Catalogue entries6106 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026
Strongest recorded earthquakeM4.3Gams ↗
Depth · median5.0 km58 events with valid depth
Last 30 days8Previous 30 days: 5

These figures describe the stored catalogue. Recording, magnitude types and geographic attribution may vary by source and period; completeness has not been established.

06 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026

Earthquakes by month

M ≥ 2.0

Each bar counts events within the selected period. Hatched months are only partially included.

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MonthAnalysis periodCatalogue entries
September 2025 · Partial month06 Sep 2025 – 30 Sep 20251
October 202501 Oct 2025 – 31 Oct 20255
November 202501 Nov 2025 – 30 Nov 20251
December 202501 Dec 2025 – 31 Dec 20259
January 202601 Jan 2026 – 31 Jan 20264
February 202601 Feb 2026 – 28 Feb 20262
March 202601 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 20260
April 202601 Apr 2026 – 30 Apr 20267
May 202601 May 2026 – 31 May 20262
June 202601 Jun 2026 – 30 Jun 20267
July 202601 Jul 2026 – 31 Jul 202614
August 202601 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 20267
September 2026 · Partial month01 Sep 2026 – 06 Sep 20262

How strong were the earthquakes?

Catalogue entries · 61

M 2.0 – < 3.054
M 3.0 – < 4.04
M 4.0 – < 5.03
M 5.0 – < 6.00
M ≥ 6.00

At what depth did they occur?

58 events with valid depth

0 – < 30 km55
30 – < 70 km3
70 – < 300 km0
300 – 750 km0

3 events without valid depth are excluded here.

Depth · median

Half of the available values lie on either side of the median; ties are possible.

Current period in context

Last 30 days8
Previous 30 days5
Median of the eleven previous 30-day periods4

Same magnitude threshold, separate periods. Differences may also reflect changes in recording. No hazard level or forecast is inferred.

Where were earthquakes recorded?

Area selection: stored country code. Events without country attribution and events outside this country are excluded, even if felt there.

The interactive map complements the event links on this page.

Marker size and colour indicate magnitude.

Strongest recorded earthquake

06 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0

Data and methodology

Analysis period: 06 Sep 2025 12:00 – 06 Sep 2026 12:00 UTC

Data and methodology

Reports are first reconciled using existing event associations. Additional reports from different sources are consolidated only when every pair is within 5 seconds, 10 km and 0.5 magnitude units, source groups do not overlap and exactly one group matches. Ambiguous cases remain separate. The preferred report determines magnitude, time and area; period and magnitude filters are applied afterwards. The start is included and the end excluded (UTC).

11 additional source reports were consolidated during source reconciliation.

Area selection: stored country code. Events without country attribution and events outside this country are excluded, even if felt there.

These figures describe the stored catalogue. Recording, magnitude types and geographic attribution may vary by source and period; completeness has not been established.

Source reports used

The preferred report of each group is counted. Source priority follows the earthquake list. Different magnitude types and recording gaps limit comparability.

  • EMSC44
  • EMSC_DE4
  • ETHZ4
  • SED_ETHZ2
  • INGV2
  • SERBIA_RSZ1
  • GFZ1
  • USGS1
  • ISC1
  • EMSC_AT1

The profile is recalculated hourly from the earthquake catalogue. Later source revisions may also change historical values.

Data as of: 06 Sep 2026 · 12:32 UTC

Overview – Switzerland

The latest recorded earthquake in Switzerland was on 2026-09-06 at 11:21 UTC in Valais/Wallis with magnitude M1.1.

In the current month, 22 earthquakes were recorded in Switzerland with an average magnitude of 1.29.

Most earthquakes in 2026 occurred in Valais/Wallis (264), followed by Bern/Berne (56).

The strongest recorded earthquake in Switzerland reached magnitude M4.3 on 2026-04-26.

In 2026, 1% of events were M≥3 and 0% were M≥5.

All-time events
1310
Strongest
M4.3
Latest (UTC)
2026-09-06 11:21:24 UTC

Map – Switzerland

Markers show the latest 30 earthquakes in Switzerland.

Strongest – Switzerland

Open event
M4.3 Gams
UTC: 2026-04-26 02:24:05 UTC · Depth: 10 km

Recent earthquakes – Switzerland

Showing the latest 30 events from the QuakeMap24 database (UTC).

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M1.1 Depth: 11 km
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Valais/Wallis · Orsières

Time (UTC) 2026-09-06 11:21:24 UTC
Coordinates 45.901, 7.064
Source ingv

13 km NW Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses (AO)

M0.2 Depth: 3 km
Open event ↗

Valais/Wallis · Rosswald

Time (UTC) 2026-09-06 08:51:49 UTC
Coordinates 46.335, 8.061
Source sed_ethz

Brig-Glis VS

M0.2 Depth: 0 km
Open event ↗

Schaffhausen · Buchberg

Time (UTC) 2026-09-06 08:50:41 UTC
Coordinates 47.581, 8.548
Source emsc

SWITZERLAND

M2.1 Depth: 9 km
Open event ↗

Valais/Wallis · Orsières

Time (UTC) 2026-09-06 08:44:27 UTC
Coordinates 45.898, 7.076
Source emsc

NORTHERN ITALY

M0.7 Depth: 6 km
Open event ↗

Valais/Wallis · Val-d'Illiez

Time (UTC) 2026-09-05 21:16:35 UTC
Coordinates 46.193, 6.923
Source sed_ethz

CHAMPERY VS

M0.8 Depth: 7 km
Open event ↗

Valais/Wallis · Visperterminen

Time (UTC) 2026-09-05 18:55:20 UTC
Coordinates 46.273, 7.906
Source emsc

SWITZERLAND

M0.3 Depth: -1 km
Open event ↗

Bern/Berne · Gsteig

Time (UTC) 2026-09-05 18:09:17 UTC
Coordinates 46.363, 7.220
Source sed_ethz

Sanetschpass VS

M1.8 Depth: 12 km
Open event ↗

Grisons · Scuol

Time (UTC) 2026-09-05 14:34:00 UTC
Coordinates 46.686, 10.283
Source emsc

SWITZERLAND

M0.2 Depth: 5 km
Open event ↗

Bern/Berne · Guttannen

Time (UTC) 2026-09-05 10:42:00 UTC
Coordinates 46.570, 8.267
Source sed_ethz

Oberwald VS

M1.2 Depth: 4 km
Open event ↗

Grisons · Albula/Alvra

Time (UTC) 2026-09-05 04:53:32 UTC
Coordinates 46.648, 9.602
Source emsc

SWITZERLAND

M0.7 Depth: 2 km
Open event ↗

Valais/Wallis · Conthey

Time (UTC) 2026-09-05 00:46:31 UTC
Coordinates 46.243, 7.175
Source emsc

SWITZERLAND

M1.7 Depth: 1 km
Open event ↗

St. Gallen

Time (UTC) 2026-09-04 22:14:25 UTC
Coordinates 47.419, 9.297
Source emsc

SWITZERLAND

M1.0 Depth: 3 km
Open event ↗

Ticino · Riviera

Time (UTC) 2026-09-04 08:15:41 UTC
Coordinates 46.297, 9.010
Source emsc

SWITZERLAND

M1.3 Depth: 1 km
Open event ↗

Bern · Reconvilier

Time (UTC) 2026-09-03 07:56:32 UTC
Coordinates 47.209, 7.223
Source emsc

SWITZERLAND

M1.9 Depth: 2 km
Open event ↗

Bern · Sonceboz-Sombeval

Time (UTC) 2026-09-03 07:52:10 UTC
Coordinates 47.177, 7.196
Source emsc

SWITZERLAND

M1.2 Depth: 1 km
Open event ↗

Jura · Cornol

Time (UTC) 2026-09-03 06:03:05 UTC
Coordinates 47.417, 7.168
Source emsc

SWITZERLAND

M0.7 Depth: 2 km
Open event ↗

Bern/Berne · Grindelwald

Time (UTC) 2026-09-03 02:57:44 UTC
Coordinates 46.638, 8.070
Source sed_ethz

Grindelwald BE

M1.1 Depth: 3 km
Open event ↗

Grisons · Surses

Time (UTC) 2026-09-02 05:17:03 UTC
Coordinates 46.562, 9.667
Source emsc

SWITZERLAND

M2.4 Depth: 4 km
Open event ↗

Valais/Wallis · Val-d'Illiez

Time (UTC) 2026-09-01 06:48:29 UTC
Coordinates 46.197, 6.921
Source emsc

SWITZERLAND

M1.8 Depth: 4 km
Open event ↗

Fribourg · Montbovon

Time (UTC) 2026-09-01 04:43:28 UTC
Coordinates 46.496, 7.061
Source emsc

SWITZERLAND

M1.1 Depth: 23 km
Open event ↗

Basel-Landschaft · Lauwil

Time (UTC) 2026-09-01 04:12:00 UTC
Coordinates 47.376, 7.659
Source emsc

SWITZERLAND

M1.3 Depth: 7 km
Open event ↗

Valais/Wallis · Obergoms

Time (UTC) 2026-09-01 01:46:36 UTC
Coordinates 46.630, 8.383
Source emsc

SWITZERLAND

M0.6 Depth: 5 km
Open event ↗

Jura · Haute-Ajoie

Time (UTC) 2026-08-31 19:52:26 UTC
Coordinates 47.369, 6.918
Source emsc_de

SWITZERLAND

M0.9 Depth: 5 km
Open event ↗

Jura · Haute-Ajoie

Time (UTC) 2026-08-31 15:46:29 UTC
Coordinates 47.367, 6.919
Source sed_ethz

Porrentruy JU

M0.9 Depth: 5 km
Open event ↗

Jura · Haute-Ajoie

Time (UTC) 2026-08-31 14:58:18 UTC
Coordinates 47.366, 6.919
Source emsc_de

SWITZERLAND

M1.5 Depth: 1 km
Open event ↗

Valais/Wallis · Monthey

Time (UTC) 2026-08-31 14:30:00 UTC
Coordinates 46.233, 6.970
Source emsc

SWITZERLAND

M1.1 Depth: 5 km
Open event ↗

Jura · Haute-Ajoie

Time (UTC) 2026-08-31 07:12:03 UTC
Coordinates 47.367, 6.911
Source emsc_de

SWITZERLAND

M1.0 Depth: 5 km
Open event ↗

Jura · Haute-Ajoie

Time (UTC) 2026-08-31 06:53:25 UTC
Coordinates 47.367, 6.909
Source emsc

SWITZERLAND

M1.0 Depth: 6 km
Open event ↗

Jura · Haute-Ajoie

Time (UTC) 2026-08-31 06:23:44 UTC
Coordinates 47.367, 6.910
Source emsc_de

SWITZERLAND

M1.8 Depth: -3 km
Open event ↗

Valais/Wallis · Leytron

Time (UTC) 2026-08-30 21:45:42 UTC
Coordinates 46.198, 7.105
Source sed_ethz

Saxon VS

Top regions – Switzerland

Regions are derived from the most specific available location fields (e.g. state, then city).

  1. Valais/Wallis
    Events: 473
  2. Bern/Berne
    Events: 145
  3. Graubünden/Grischun/Grigioni
    Events: 113
  4. Jura
    Events: 105
  5. St. Gallen
    Events: 58

FAQ – Switzerland

What is the latest recorded earthquake in Switzerland?
The newest entry in our database for Switzerland is dated 2026-09-06 11:21:24 UTC.
What was the strongest recorded earthquake in Switzerland?
The strongest recorded event in our database for Switzerland reached magnitude M4.3.
How many earthquakes are recorded for Switzerland?
QuakeMap24 currently contains 1310 recorded earthquakes for Switzerland (all-time, based on our database).
What are typical average magnitude and depth in Switzerland?
Across all recorded events in Switzerland, the average magnitude is M1.21 and the average depth is 5 km.
Why do some events show city/state/village and others only a place name?
Locality labels depend on the available source data. Some providers deliver precise administrative levels; others provide a broader place description.
How can I explore more than the last 30 events?
Use the country history page for Switzerland to explore earthquake activity with filters.
How often is this page updated?
The content is generated from the QuakeMap24 database and refreshes as new events are ingested. Timestamps are shown in UTC for consistency.

Regions · Switzerland

Significant historical earthquakes – Switzerland

with casualties or damage

  1. 1356 Basel 300 deaths
  2. 1584 Geneva-Yvoire M5.9 100 deaths tsunami
  3. 1601 Switzerland M6.2 9 deaths tsunami
  4. 1855 Haut-Valais 1 deaths
  5. 1584 Switzerland M5.4
  6. 2006 Basel M3.9

Country history – Switzerland

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