Latest quakes in or near Glarus, Switzerland - list, stats and map
Latest See all | Mag. 0.8 earthquake Albula - Grisons, Switzerland - |
Strongest past 30 days | Mag. 2.3 Toggenburg - 22 km southwest of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland - May 13, 2024 - |
- 2 quakes above magnitude 2
- 13 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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May 21, 07:52 am (Zurich) | 0.8 5 km | Albula, 25 km southeast of Chur, Plessur, Grisons, Switzerland | Info | ||
Saturday, May 18, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
May 18, 08:06 pm (Zurich) | 0.7 22 km | Gösgen, 3.9 km northeast of Olten, Olten, Solothurn, Switzerland | Info | ||
Friday, May 17, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
May 17, 11:18 pm (Berlin) | 0.9 2.6 km | LandKonstanz, 6.3 km southwest of Überlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | Info | ||
May 17, 11:07 am (Zurich) | 0.5 2.5 km | Interlaken-Oberhasli, 80 km southeast of Bern, Switzerland | Info | ||
Thursday, May 16, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
May 16, 12:46 pm (Berlin) | 1.3 0.9 km | LandWaldshut, 10.2 km northeast of Waldshut-Tiengen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | Info | ||
May 16, 11:45 am (Zurich) | 1.8 0.3 km | Laufenburg, 14 km northwest of Wettingen, Baden, Aargau, Switzerland | Info | ||
Monday, May 13, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
May 13, 10:50 pm (Zurich) | 2.3 23 km | Toggenburg, 22 km southwest of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland 2 reports | Info | ||
Sunday, May 12, 2024 GMT (4 quakes) | |||||
May 12, 11:08 pm (Berlin) | 0.9 25 km | LandKonstanz, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | Info | ||
May 12, 05:40 am (Zurich) | 0.6 1.5 km | Schwyz, 41 km east of Luzern, Luzern-Stadt, Luzern, Switzerland | Info | ||
May 12, 05:39 am (Zurich) | 1.6 0.4 km | 14 km east of Schwyz, Schwyz, Switzerland | Info | ||
May 12, 05:05 am (Zurich) | 1.4 6.7 km | 15 km east of Schwyz, Schwyz, Switzerland | Info |
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Earthquake statistics
Average number of earthquakes
- Mag. 4 or higher: 0.37 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.7 years)
- Mag. 3 or higher: 1.97 quakes per year
- Mag. 2 or higher: 27.7 quakes per year
- Mag. 1 or higher: 145 quakes per year (or 12.1 quakes per month)
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Glarus Earthquake FAQ
+How frequent are earthquakes in or near Glarus, Switzerland?
Glarus has a moderate level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 200 quakes on average per year in or near Glarus, Switzerland. However, Glarus has had at least 20 quakes above magnitude 4 since 1970, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 1 to 5 years.
+How many earthquakes occur every year in or near Glarus, Switzerland?
On average, Glarus has about 27.7 quakes of magnitude 2 or higher per year.
+When was the latest earthquake in Glarus?
The last earthquake in Glarus occurred 11 hours ago and had a magnitude of 0.8:
A light magnitude 0.8 earthquake hit 25 km (16 mi) away from Chur, Grisons, Switzerland, in the morning of Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 7.52 am local time (Europe/Zurich GMT +2). The quake had a very shallow depth of 5 km (3.1 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.
+How many quakes were there in Glarus in the past 30 days?
In the past 30 days, Glarus has had 2 quakes of magnitude 2.0 or above. There have been also 13 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
+What was the strongest quake in Glarus in the past 30 days?
The strongest earthquake in Glarus in the past 30 days had a magnitude of 2.3 and occurred 8 days ago:
A light magnitude 2.3 earthquake hit 22 km (13 mi) away from Sankt Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, late in the evening of Monday, May 13, 2024 at 10.50 pm local time (Europe/Zurich GMT +2). The quake had a very shallow depth of 23 km (14 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter.
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