Just 3 minutes ago, a 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Sankt Gallen, Wahlkreis St. Gallen, Kanton St. Gallen, Switzerland. The tremor was recorded early morning on Sunday, April 26th, 2026, at 4:24 am local time, at a shallow depth of 10. km below the surface.The event was filed by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the first seismological agency to report it.A second report was later issued by the Swiss Seismological Service (SED), which listed it as a magnitude 4.0 earthquake.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Grabs (pop. 6,400) located 1 km from the epicenter, Schaan (pop. 6,000) 6 km away, Eschen (pop. 4,500) 7 km away, Vaduz (pop. 5,200) 8 km away, Mauren (pop. 4,400) 9 km away, Triesenberg (pop. 2,600) 11 km away, Triesen (pop. 5,200) 11 km away, Balzers (pop. 4,600) 14 km away, and Appenzell (pop. 5,600) 16 km away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Herisau (pop. 15,700) located 25 km from the epicenter, and Sankt Gallen (pop. 75,800) 27 km away. In Zurich (pop. 415,400, 69 km away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Apr 26, 2026 02:24 am (Universal Time) local time (26 Apr 2026 02:24 GMT)Magnitude: 4.3Depth: 7.40 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 47.09°N / 9.41°E (Wahlkreis Werdenberg, Kanton St. Gallen, Switzerland)Primary data source: EMSC