Week 3: Sweden's Earthquakes and Seismicity



    As you can see from the map below, Sweden, (circled in blue) has a very low earthquake percentage. From what was discussed last week, Sweden has a low seismicity area. Very little can be found on big earthquakes happening in Sweden. With that being said, Sweden does have its little shakers. To repeat from last week, most of Sweden's Earthquakes are felt in the south-west by Lake Vanern, as well as Norr Botten, and along the north-east coast. Sweden's low seismicity is thanks to that it is located in a very old and secure part of earth's crust. The earthquakes felt in the country are very small making them insignificant and non-damage causing. 








https://ec.europa.eu/research-and-innovation/en/horizon-magazine/mapping-europes-earthquake-risk

https://www.stralsakerhetsmyndigheten.se/contentassets/4e89ae88294f451dadb6cc4d7d0dbb57/earthquake-activity-in-sweden.pdf



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  1. Walker ComptonSeptember 11, 2022 at 6:10 PM

    Hello, I like how even though your country does not have many earthquakes, you still included information on the smaller earthquakes and their locations. My country, Argentina, differs from yours because mine is a lot more prone to earthquakes.

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  2. Calista GasbarriSeptember 11, 2022 at 9:13 PM

    Hi! Living in California, it's so hard to imagine not experiencing little to no earthquakes, haha. I appreciated the research you did, despite having little to work with. Looks great :)

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  3. Ana GGSeptember 12, 2022 at 7:07 AM

    Although the hazard risk is low, there are some mitigation efforts that can be in place: https://thinkhazard.org/en/report/236-sweden/EQ

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