A 3.1 magnitude earthquake shakes Upper Valais
The magnitude 3.1 quake was probably felt quite strongly near the epicenter 7 kilometers east of Zinal (VS).
The SED recorded just over 1,100 earthquakes in Switzerland and neighboring regions last year (archives).
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An earthquake of magnitude 3.2 shook the Haut-Valais on Wednesday around 12:30 a.m. The epicenter was 6 kilometers east of Zinal (VS), said the Swiss Seismological Service (SED) of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich.
The tremor was probably felt quite strongly near the epicenter, says the SED. Damage is not expected for an earthquake of this magnitude.
Switzerland regularly experiences earthquakes. Last year, the SED recorded just over 1,100 earthquakes in the country and in neighboring regions. Valais is the canton most exposed to this phenomenon.
According to historical data, a major earthquake with a magnitude of 6 to 6.5 occurs on average every 100 years in Valais. The last major tremor took place in 1946, with an epicenter located a few kilometers north of Sierre.
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