The earth trembled in Baden-Württemberg on Wednesday afternoon.
Thousands of people contact the authorities.
The epicenter has now been determined.
Freiburg – An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 was felt in Baden-Württemberg.
Around 3:50 p.m., the seismographs struck on Wednesday (March 22), according to the record of the earthquake service.
According to the state earthquake service in Freiburg (Baden-Württemberg) at the request of Merkur.de from IPPEN.MEDIA
, the epicenter could now be actuated according to the first evaluations
.
The earthquake therefore shook a region around the village of Damavant in the Swiss Jura.
According to the Seismological Service, the epicenter is six kilometers long, relatively flat under the surface of the earth.
Earthquake in Switzerland: Foothills can be felt as far as Baden-Württemberg
By the evening, the registration office in Baden-Württemberg had received around 1,300 reports from the public.
According to an expert from the state service, judging by these, the effects of the quake were felt primarily in the southern Upper Rhine and in the south of the Black Forest
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Earthquake in Switzerland: felt as far away as Baden-Württemberg.
© Foreground and background: Screenshot from the state earthquake service in Freiburg
Earthquake of magnitude 4.3 in Switzerland: Reports from Zurich, Lausanne, Bern and Lucerne
With the meanwhile confirmed earthquake magnitude of 4.3, “minimal building damage in the Damvant area” is conceivable.
However, the Swiss Seismological Service had not received any reports of damage or injuries in Switzerland by the evening, said a spokeswoman when asked by
Merkur.de
.
The spokeswoman was able to confirm the information provided by the state service from Baden-Württemberg.
15:50 Earthquake with a magnitude of about 4.3 near Réclère JU.
Was widespread.
Minor damage possible.
https://t.co/m3VwLusM5O
— Earthquake Service (@seismoCH_D) March 22, 2023
According to the Swiss Seismological Service at ETH Zurich, in the first hour after the earthquake it received more than 1,000 "reports of being felt".
In the area of Baden-Württemberg, there are always light tremors.
In October 2022, an earthquake in the Swabian Jura woke people up.
List of rubrics: © Foreground and background: Screenshot from the state earthquake service in Freiburg
