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Latest quakes in or near Schwyz, Switzerland - list, stats and map

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Mag. 1.9 earthquake Surselva, Plessur, Grisons -
Strongest since 2024Mag. 3.0 Entlebuch, Bern-Mittelland, Bern - Jan 4, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 10:27 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Schwyz, Switzerland, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Schwyz, find out which quakes are happening right now!
There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Schwyz in the past 24 hours.
Since 2024, Schwyz has had 17 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.0:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 3
  • 4 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 12 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest: Mag. 1.9 Earthquake Surselva, Switzerland, 48 km SW of Chur, Plessur, Grisons -
Strongest: Mag. 3.0 Earthquake Soerenberg LU -
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Showing all recent or significant quakes since 2024, magnitude 0 or higher, within up to 50 km (31 mi) distance (42 quakes):
Latest quakes in or near Schwyz, Switzerland - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
Nearest VolcanoLocationDetailsMap
Mar 24, 11:22 am (Zurich)
Mar 24, 09:22 GMT
1.9

8.5 km
39 km (24 mi) to the SE Surselva, Switzerland, 48 km southwest of Chur, Plessur, Grisons Info
Friday, March 22, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 22, 09:58 pm (Zurich)
Mar 22, 20:58 GMT
1.7

3.3 km
35 km (22 mi) to the E Werdenberg, Switzerland, 36 km south of Sankt Gallen, St. Gallen, Sankt Gallen Info
Sunday, March 10, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 10, 09:55 am (Zurich)
Mar 10, 08:55 GMT
1.6

8.9 km
31 km (19 mi) to the SE Ilanz GR Info
Saturday, March 9, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 9, 03:28 am (Zurich)
Mar 9, 02:28 GMT
1.1

1.6 km
19 km (12 mi) to the W Switzerland, 2.9 km north of Sarnen, Obwalden Info
Thursday, March 7, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 7, 01:27 pm (Zurich)
Mar 7, 12:27 GMT
1.4

10 km
8 km (5 mi) to the SW Switzerland, 3.4 km west of Altdorf, Uri Info
Mar 7, 01:13 pm (Zurich)
Mar 7, 12:13 GMT
1.5

2.1 km
Switzerland, 1.8 km west of Schwyz, Schwyz Info
Wednesday, February 28, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 28, 02:02 pm (Zurich)
Feb 28, 13:02 GMT
1.6

1 km
21 km (13 mi) to the SW Switzerland, 2.1 km southeast of Sarnen, Obwalden Info
Wednesday, February 21, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 21, 11:02 am (Zurich)
Feb 21, 10:02 GMT
1.6

0.1 km
10 km (6.2 mi) to the SW Switzerland, 3.6 km west of Altdorf, Uri Info
Friday, February 16, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 16, 06:02 am (Zurich)
Feb 16, 05:02 GMT
1.3

6.9 km
27 km (17 mi) to the SW Obwalden, Switzerland, 29 km south of Luzern, Luzern-Stadt, Luzern 1 reportInfo
Sunday, February 11, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 11, 05:13 pm (Zurich)
Feb 11, 16:13 GMT
0.7

7.7 km
1 km (0.6 mi) to the SE Switzerland, 15 km southwest of Glarus, Glarus Info
Friday, February 9, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 9, 03:49 pm (Zurich)
Feb 9, 14:49 GMT
2.3

2.1 km
48 km (30 mi) to the S Switzerland: Olivone TI Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 6.6 x 109 joules (1.83 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.58 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 175 quakes on average per year in or near Schwyz, Switzerland:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.15 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 6.8 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.2 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 5.1 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.21 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.7 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 0.78 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.3 years)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 3.5 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 28.9 quakes per year
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 131 quakes per year (or 10.9 quakes per month)
Schwyz has a very high level of seismic activity. Schwyz has had at least 18 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.

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