Scientists To Trigger Artificial Earthquakes In Ticino

2026-04-19 11:05:34

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Researchers are preparing to create artificial quakes in an underground lab in Bedretto, in the southern Swiss canton of Ticino. Select your language

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Français fr Des séismes artificiels seront déclenchés au Tessin dès lundi Original Read more: Des séismes artificiels seront déclenchés au Tessin dès

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Scientists have been injecting water for several days into a faultline between two layers of rock at the BedrettoLab, a research facility in the former Bedretto construction gallery of the Furka tunnel, operated by the federal technology institute ETH Zurich.

The aim is to set the boulders in motion and trigger an earthquake. For the experiment, researchers are gradually increasing pressure until an earthquake of magnitude 1 occurs, or until 2,000 cubic metres of water have been injected into the rock.
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