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ACCORDING to bulletins just received concerning earthquakes registered at the observatories at Zurich, Basle, Neuchâtel and Chur, fifteen earthquakes were consistently registered during February 1942 and nine strong earthquakes during March. Many of these have been mentioned previously m the columns of NATUBE, but epicentres on the European continent can now be given. On On February 6 an earthquake recorded at Zurich at 00h. 10m. 46.6s. had its epicentre in the Rheintalgraben to the south of Freiburg. On February 7 an earthquake recorded at Zurich at 03h. 55m. 41.4s. had its epicentre near Venice. This was strongly recorded at all the stations. On February 12 an earthquake registered at Zurich at 16h. 03m. 17.5s. had its epicentre east of the Pelvoux-Massiv, in the West-alpen. This shock also was strongly recorded at all observatories. On February 17 an earthquake with its epicentre between Simmental and Kandertal in the Berneroberland was strongly recorded at all stations, the recording at Zurich being at llh. 14m. 58.8s. On February 22 an earthquake recorded at Zurich at 22h. 34m. 38.8s. had its epicentre near the Stuttgart Rheintalgraben. The earthquake of February 28 (Zurich, 13h. 49m. 13.4s.) had its epicentre in the Bodenunruhe, and that of March 15 (Neuchâtel, 16h. 06m. 27.8s.) its epicentre to the south-east of the Neuenburgersee.
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Earthquakes Registered in Switzerland. Nature 150, 175–176 (1942). https://doi.org/10.1038/150175c0
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