[HIGHLIGHTS] Series of earthquakes in the Alps: Experts believe major catastrophes are possible at any time

Series of earthquakes in the Alps: Experts believe major catastrophes are possible at any time. As of: February 15, 2024, 8:19 p.m By: Johannes Welte CommentsPressSplit A previously harmless series of earthquakes has been shaking the northern Alps since the beginning of January.

The cause is the folding of the Alps, which is still ongoing. The northern Alps are too far from the zone in which the Adriatic plate pushes under the European continental plate.