Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 15, 1924 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Switzerland on Tuesday, April 15, 1924 at 12:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pallanza-Intra-Suna (Switzerland - CH), about 56.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 8.071 and latitude 46.310.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	46.310, 8.071
UTC time	1924-04-15 12:48:36.190

Location	Bern
Country	Switzerland (CH)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1924-04-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Pallanza-Intra-Suna	56.6 km
Verbania	57.0 km
Thun	60.0 km
Lugano	76.2 km
Varese	79.8 km
Biella	83.2 km
Lucerne	84.4 km
Köniz	84.8 km
Bern	85.5 km
Aosta	86.3 km
Emmen	86.9 km
Fribourg	89.2 km

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