Wednesday, Dec 3, 2025 15:04 | 19 hours ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake near Bern, Bern-Mittelland District, Canton de Berne, Switzerland, was reported only 4 minutes ago by the Swiss Seismological Service (SED), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world. The earthquake occurred at a very shallow depth of 2.60 km beneath the epicenter early afternoon on Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025, at 3:59 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
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 Eggiwil (pop. 2,600) located 5 km from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Steffisburg (pop. 15,700) located 13 km from the epicenter, Thun (pop. 43,700) 15 km away, and Burgdorf (pop. 16,400) 28 km away. In Bern (pop. 121,600, 29 km away), Koeniz (pop. 41,800, 30 km away), Kriens (pop. 25,000, 44 km away), Emmen (pop. 30,900, 46 km away), and Biel/Bienne (pop. 55,100, 53 km away), the quake was probably not felt.
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Earthquake data:
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Date & time: Dec 3, 2025 03:59 pm (GMT +1) local time (3 Dec 2025 14:59 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.0
Depth: 2.60 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 46.83°N / 7.78°E 
(Emmental District, Canton de Berne, Switzerland)
Primary data source: SED