We are receiving reports that Switzerland has just been struck with the largest earthquake in 12 years. According to reports from a local affiliate, the earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale struck central Switzerland on Monday night. The earthquake struck at 9.12pm at a depth of 5km under the summit of the Ortstock mountain in the canton of Glarus, around 6km west of the town of Linthal, the SED announced on its website. While no damage was reported, police in the
cantons of Glarus and Schwyz told news agency ATS they received dozens of calls from worried residents who felt the quake. The SED said it received reports that the quake was also felt in the cantons of Bern, Aargau, Zurich and Graubünden. So many people visited the SED’s website after the earthquake that it crashed, said the service About a dozen aftershocks were detected after the main event, with more to be expected in the coming days. FULL REPORT
