VIDEO: Earthquakes rattle Liechtenstein as parliament debates quake insurance

Two earthquakes hit Liechtenstein simply as lawmakers within the tiny Alpine principality had been debating the professionals and cons of quake insurance coverage.

Lawmaker Bettina Petzold-Maehr had simply warned that the probabilities of all Liechtenstein residents being affected by an earthquake placing the nation had been excessive when the primary small temblor hit, shortly earlier than 2 p.m. native time on Thursday.

Petzold-Maehr laughed and continued till the second quake struck and brought about the room to shake visibly.

“That is getting a bit a lot; you by no means know if there will be aftershocks,” speaker Albert Frick stated, saying a 15-minute recess.

Data by the GFZ German Analysis Centre for Geosciences confirmed a magnitude 4.0 earthquake hit Liechtenstein, which is sandwiched between Switzerland and Austria, Thursday afternoon.

Liechtenstein police stated no accidents or injury had been reported, and gave a magnitude of three.9 for the quake.

Liechtenstein has a inhabitants of slightly below 39,000 and a floor space of 60 sq. kilometres, making it barely smaller than Washington, D.C.

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