Earthquake hits Swiss Alps near Mürren

The earth shook near Mürren in the Bernese Oberland on Monday afternoon with a magnitude of around 4.2 on the Richter scale. No major damage is expected, although the quake is reported to have triggered a rockfall in the nearby Sefinental valley. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The quake occurred at 12:52pm near Mürren, the Swiss Seismological Service (SED) wrote in an automated message. By 3:30pm, more than 400 reports had been received, according to the service's website. The quake was felt over a wide area, particularly in a north-south direction as far as Basel and Sion. In addition, some people reported a rockfall in the Sefinental valley, Philippe Roth from the SED told the Swiss News Agency Keystone-SDA. The cantonal police in Bern had not received any reports by the afternoon, according to an enquiry. Minor damage such as cracks in the plaster are possible in isolated cases in the event of an earthquake of this magnitude near the epicentre, Roth ...