[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 16, 2024, 5:16 a.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. 4,100 years ago, the Eibsee witnessed a gigantic landslide that triggered an earthquake. On May 6, 1976, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 caused a catastrophe in northern Italy.