In Switzerland, the earth shook this Sunday, September 24, 2023, in the canton of Jura. According to the Swiss Seismological Service at ETH Zurich, this earthquake, measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale, was clearly felt near the epicenter, which is just over the border, just a few kilometers from Villars.-lès-Blamont (Doubs). located.
This Sunday, September 24, 2023, the seismographs went crazy just behind the border with Switzerland. As the Swiss Seismological Service reports, ETH Zurich, an earthquake was recorded in the canton of Jura, about 14 km southwest of Pruntrut.
Seismographs from ETH Zurich recorded the tremor southwest of Pruntrut in the canton of Jura. • © ETH Zurich
The quake struck at 7:07 a.m. with a magnitude of about 3.1 on the Richter scale. Its epicenter was at a depth of 5.3 km, just a few kilometers from Villars-lès-Blamont (Doubs). “This earthquake was probably clearly felt near the epicenter, says ETH. In general, no damage is expected from an earthquake of this magnitude.”
On August 27, an earthquake measuring 3.0 on the Richter scale was recorded in the same area. This time the epicenter of the earthquake was at a depth of about 5.6 kilometers.
According to RTS, the Swiss Seismological Service registers between 1,000 and 1,500 earthquakes every year. The population only feels 10 to 20. These earthquakes usually have a magnitude of 2.5 or slightly more.