The earth trembled three times in Vorarlberg
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In Vorarlberg, the earth trembled three times so strongly this year that the tremors were felt by the population. An earthquake with the epicenter in Liechtenstein on September 1 was particularly emotional.
One of the strongest earthquakes in the region was also felt in Vorarlberg. On September 1st, an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 was measured in Vaduz in Liechtenstein. The tremors were particularly strong in Nenzing, Schlins, Satteins and Frastanz. In Feldkirch, too, many people felt the tremor clearly, and cracks in the plaster were occasionally reported. Two aftershocks on September 2nd and October 14th were recorded in some locations in Vorarlberg with an intensity of three to four and four degrees on the European Macroseismic Scale (EMS-98).
Debate on earthquake insurance during the quake
At the time of the earthquake on September 1, earthquake insurance was being debated in the Liechtenstein Parliament. “An insurance company lives from solidarity,” said Bettina Petzold-Mähr early Thursday afternoon in the state parliament in Vaduz. “The only problem is that if a strong earthquake occurs in Liechtenstein, then there is a very high chance that all residents will be affected.” in the hall,” she said before continuing her speech. After another tremor, the meeting was interrupted and the meeting room cleared, reports the “Liechtensteiner Volksblatt”.
In Liechtenstein, the Liechtenstein Parliament was dealing with a postulate on earthquake insurance when the ground trembled briefly
2,300 earthquakes in Austria this year
The Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) localized around 2,300 earthquakes in Austria today – a new record. With 79 earthquakes, only a fraction was for the population. ZAMG announced this on Thursday on its website.
A further eight earthquakes from abroad were also felt in this country. This means that there were fewer earthquakes this year than in the record year 2021 – there were 106 earthquakes. The number is still “clearly above the average of the past ten years of 63 noticeable earthquakes,” according to the ZAMG. There is no trend towards more earthquakes – more on that in 2,300 earthquakes in Austria this year.