Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 0 km depth26 Apr 02:25 UTC: First to report: SED after 1 minute.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeApr 26, 2026 02:24:02 UTC - Local time at epicenterApr 26 04:24Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.2Depth0.2 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude47.11°N / 9.39°EKanton St. Gallen, SwitzerlandAlso near: Liechtenstein 8.7 km (5 mi) away | Austria 16.6 km (10 mi) away | Germany 49 km (30 mi) away | Italy 67 km (42 mi) awaySeismic antipode47.11°S / 170.61°WShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceSED (Swiss Seismological Service)Nearest volcanoKaiserstuhl (169 km / 105 mi)Estimated seismic energy released1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.2 | about seismic energy1 minute agoApr 26, 2026 02:24 GMT / Apr 26 04:24Lat / Lng: 47.11 / 9.39: Switzerland: Walenstadt SGSource: SEDDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22945855',47.11000,9.39000,'1 minute ago: Mag. 4.2, Switzerland: Walenstadt SG',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in SwitzerlandNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Zurich, a city with more than 420,000 inhabitants in Switzerland, in 70 km (43 mi) distance northwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. Many smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of Switzerland, Bern, 148 km (92 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake was probably felt as very weak shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry4 km (3 mi)SW of epicenterFlums(pop: 4,850)V: ModerateWahlkreis Sarganserland, Kanton St. GallenSwitzerland9 km (6 mi)NE of epicenterBuchs(pop: 10,400)IV: LightWahlkreis Werdenberg, Kanton St. GallenSwitzerland9 km (6 mi)NE of epicenterBuchs(pop: 10,400)IV: LightSwitzerland10 km (6 mi)SE of epicenterBalzers(pop: 4,630)IV: LightBalzersLiechtenstein10 km (6 mi)E of epicenterTriesen(pop: 5,230)IV: LightTriesenLiechtenstein11 km (7 mi)E of epicenterVaduz(pop: 5,200)IV: LightVaduzLiechtenstein11 km (7 mi)NE of epicenterSchaan(pop: 6,000)IV: LightSchaanLiechtenstein15 km (9 mi)NE of epicenterEschen(pop: 4,460)IV: LightEschenLiechtenstein17 km (10 mi)NE of epicenterMauren(pop: 4,400)IV: LightMaurenLiechtenstein21 km (13 mi)NE of epicenterFeldkirch(pop: 33,400)IV: LightVorarlbergAustria25 km (15 mi)N of epicenterAppenzell(pop: 5,650)III: WeakAppenzell InnerrhodenSwitzerland26 km (16 mi)W of epicenterGlarus(pop: 12,400)III: WeakKanton GlarusSwitzerland31 km (19 mi)NW of epicenterWattwil(pop: 8,090)III: WeakWahlkreis Toggenburg, Kanton St. GallenSwitzerland32 km (20 mi)N of epicenterAltstatten(pop: 10,600)III: WeakWahlkreis Rheintal, Kanton St. GallenSwitzerland35 km (22 mi)N of epicenterSankt Gallen(pop: 75,800)III: WeakWahlkreis St. Gallen, Kanton St. GallenSwitzerland36 km (22 mi)N of epicenterGossau(pop: 17,000)III: WeakWahlkreis St. Gallen, Kanton St. GallenSwitzerland36 km (22 mi)NE of epicenterHohenems(pop: 16,300)III: WeakPolitischer Bezirk Dornbirn, VorarlbergAustria41 km (25 mi)NE of epicenterLustenau(pop: 22,800)III: WeakPolitischer Bezirk Dornbirn, VorarlbergAustria41 km (26 mi)NW of epicenterUzwil(pop: 12,900)III: WeakWahlkreis Wil, Kanton St. GallenSwitzerland43 km (27 mi)NE of epicenterDornbirn(pop: 49,300)III: WeakVorarlbergAustria44 km (27 mi)W of epicenterJona(pop: 17,700)III: WeakWahlkreis See-Gaster, Kanton St. GallenSwitzerland45 km (28 mi)W of epicenterRapperswil(pop: 34,800)III: WeakWahlkreis See-Gaster, Kanton St. GallenSwitzerland47 km (29 mi)NW of epicenterWil(pop: 24,000)III: WeakKanton St. GallenSwitzerland49 km (30 mi)W of epicenterEinsiedeln(pop: 15,900)III: WeakKanton SchwyzSwitzerland51 km (32 mi)NW of epicenterWetzikon(pop: 24,800)III: WeakBezirk Hinwil, Kanton ZuerichSwitzerland57 km (35 mi)NW of epicenterUster(pop: 34,700)III: WeakKanton ZuerichSwitzerland61 km (38 mi)N of epicenterFriedrichshafen(pop: 58,400)III: WeakTuebingen Region, Baden-WurttembergGermany62 km (39 mi)NW of epicenterSeen (Kreis 3)(pop: 15,400)III: WeakBezirk Winterthur, Kanton ZuerichSwitzerland62 km (39 mi)W of epicenterHorgen(pop: 22,700)III: WeakKanton ZuerichSwitzerland62 km (39 mi)N of epicenterKreuzlingen(pop: 22,000)III: WeakThurgauSwitzerland63 km (39 mi)N of epicenterKonstanz(pop: 81,300)III: WeakFreiburg Region, Baden-WurttembergGermany66 km (41 mi)W of epicenterBaar(pop: 20,500)III: WeakZug, Kanton ZugSwitzerland66 km (41 mi)NW of epicenterStadt Winterthur (Kreis 1)(pop: 16,200)III: WeakBezirk Winterthur, Kanton ZuerichSwitzerland66 km (41 mi)NW of epicenterDubendorf(pop: 19,900)III: WeakBezirk Uster, Kanton ZuerichSwitzerland67 km (42 mi)NW of epicenterWinterthur(pop: 111,800)III: WeakKanton ZuerichSwitzerland69 km (43 mi)W of epicenterAdliswil(pop: 15,200)III: WeakBezirk Horgen, Kanton ZuerichSwitzerland70 km (43 mi)NW of epicenterZurich(pop: 415,400)III: WeakBezirk Zuerich, Kanton ZuerichSwitzerland71 km (44 mi)W of epicenterCham(pop: 16,700)III: WeakZug, Kanton ZugSwitzerland79 km (49 mi)NW of epicenterBuelach(pop: 20,400)II: Very weakBezirk Buelach, Kanton ZuerichSwitzerland148 km (92 mi)W of epicenterBern(pop: 121,600)II: Very weakCanton de BerneSwitzerlandNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-04-26EpicenterAgency4.20.2 km0.1 mi02:24:02Walenstadt SGSED (Swiss Seismological Service)Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 2 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (1 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Apr 26 04:241 minute ago4.20.2 km0 km - This quakeSwitzerland: Walenstadt SGMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 56 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 542 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 5 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 55.6 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 0.96 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1 years)Mag. 3 or higher: 7.5 quakes per yearMag. 2 or higher: 62 quakes per year (or 5.2 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 349 quakes per year (or 29.1 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a moderate level of seismic activity. However, It has had at least 54 quakes above magnitude 4 since 1970, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 1 to 5 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake