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Natural Disasters in Switzerland

13 significant events

Significant natural disasters recorded within Switzerland, sorted by magnitude and impact. Location is determined from coordinates against modern national borders; each event has its own page with date, source and nearby events.

  1. 1.1817 CEEarthquake — France, Chamonix Valley (M 8)· 4 deaths
  2. 2.1356 CEEarthquake — Switzerland (Mw 6.6)
  3. 3.1356 CEEarthquake — Basel (Mw 6.58)
  4. 4.1295 CEEarthquake — Churwalden (Mw 6.21)
  5. 5.1601 CEEarthquake — Switzerland (Mw 6.2)· 9 deaths
  6. 6.1855 CEEarthquake — Switzerland (Mw 6.2)
  7. 7.1295 CEEarthquake — Switzerland (Mw 6.2)
  8. 8.1946 CEEarthquake — 2 km WNW of Kandersteg, Switzerland (Mw 6.15)
  9. 9.1855 CEEarthquake — Stalden-Visp (Mw 6.06)
  10. 10.1584 CEEarthquake — Switzerland, Geneva-Yvoire (Mw 5.9)· 100 deaths
  11. 11.1356 CEEarthquake — Switzerland, Basel· 300 deaths
  12. 12.1584 CETsunami — Switzerland· 100 deaths
  13. 13.1987 CEFlood — Como, Sondrio, Bergamo· 53 deaths

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