Extending across the north and south side of the Alps , Switzerland lies at the junction of the Apulian and Eurasian tectonic plates , and there are many active seismic areas under the mountains that show that stresses continue to be released along deep fault lines . The 1356 Basel earthquake is the most significant seismological event to have occurred in Central Europe in recorded history and may have had a Mw magnitude as strong as 7.1
1356 Basel earthquake
1356 Basel earthquake
Nuclear power in Switzerland