Earthquakes by city Switzerland 100 km
Seismic city profile

Emmen

Emmen, Switzerland: 48 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population
30,926
Residents in the indexed city record.
Earthquakes
48
Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.
Max magnitude
6.2
Strongest recorded event in the current radius.
Timezone
Europe/Zurich
Coordinates 47.078, 8.273
Nearby activity pulse
Last 30 days
1
Last 12 months
2
Last nearby event: 2026-04-26 02:24 UTC
Strongest nearby event
M 6.2
CH
1946-01-25 17:31 UTC

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Emmen

The map centers on Emmen and highlights the most recent earthquakes detected within 100 km.

Average magnitude
4.4
Average depth
14.5 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 25 events shown
UTC Magnitude Region Depth
2026-04-26 02:24 M 4.2
St. Gallen
Switzerland
5.0 km
2025-07-21 10:52 M 4.1
Thun
Switzerland
10.0 km
2024-06-04 00:34 M 4.2
Rapperswil
Switzerland
5.0 km
2020-10-25 19:35 M 4.0
St. Gallen
Switzerland
5.0 km
2017-03-06 20:12 M 4.1
Lucerne
Switzerland
10.0 km
2016-10-24 14:44 M 4.4
Thun
Switzerland
5.8 km
2012-02-11 22:45 M 4.2
Zurich
Switzerland
32.0 km
2009-01-04 15:30 M 4.5
Feldkirch
Austria
2.9 km
2008-01-21 16:40 M 4.2
Chur
Switzerland
8.0 km
2005-11-12 19:31 M 4.4
Zurich
Switzerland
22.0 km
2005-05-12 01:38 M 4.2
Basel
Switzerland
25.0 km
2004-06-28 23:42 M 4.2
Zurich
Switzerland
20.0 km
2004-06-21 23:10 M 4.1
Basel
Switzerland
22.0 km
2003-05-06 21:59 M 4.3
Lucerne
Switzerland
6.0 km
2000-03-04 15:43 M 4.1
St. Gallen
Switzerland
10.0 km
1999-05-20 13:11 M 4.2
Fribourg
Switzerland
2.0 km
1999-05-14 18:25 M 4.2
Bern
Switzerland
5.0 km
1999-02-14 05:57 M 4.7
Köniz
Switzerland
10.0 km
1997-11-22 04:56 M 4.4
Zurich
Switzerland
10.0 km
1997-11-17 17:09 M 4.0
Basel
Switzerland
33.0 km
1996-08-24 02:38 M 4.2
Winterthur
Switzerland
20.0 km
1995-11-16 05:57 M 4.3
Rapperswil
Switzerland
5.0 km
1995-10-07 01:37 M 4.1
Fribourg
Switzerland
10.0 km
1995-09-17 16:29 M 4.1
Fribourg
Switzerland
10.0 km
1994-08-28 06:04 M 4.5
Lucerne
Switzerland
7.8 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-07 1 events
2026-04 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

1
1924
2
1946
1
1964
1
1974
1
1977
2
1980
1
1982
1
1984
1
1985
1
1986
3
1987
1
1989
7
1992
1
1994
3
1995
1
1996
2
1997
3
1999
1
2000
1
2003
2
2004
2
2005
1
2008
1
2009
1
2012
1
2016
1
2017
1
2020
1
2024
1
2025
1
2026
Year Max magnitude Earthquakes
2026 M 4.2 1
2025 M 4.1 1
2024 M 4.2 1
2020 M 4.0 1
2017 M 4.1 1
2016 M 4.4 1
2012 M 4.2 1
2009 M 4.5 1
2008 M 4.2 1
2005 M 4.4 2
2004 M 4.2 2
2003 M 4.3 1
2000 M 4.1 1
1999 M 4.7 3
1997 M 4.4 2
1996 M 4.2 1
1995 M 4.3 3
1994 M 4.5 1
1992 M 4.5 7
1989 M 4.0 1
1987 M 4.6 3
1986 M 4.5 1
1985 M 4.1 1
1984 M 4.6 1
1982 M 4.3 1
1980 M 4.2 2
1977 M 4.1 1
1974 M 4.3 1
1964 M 5.5 1
1946 M 6.2 2
1924 M 5.6 1