In the center of a debate in Liechtenstein’s Landtag on Thursday afternoon, a 4.1 magnitude earthquake was once felt — simply because the MPs mentioned whether or not the small European country must mandate insurance coverage within the match of quakes.
Video photos revealed by way of the Landtag displays how two tremors have been felt within the construction inside an issue of seconds.
The first earthquake drew a grin from FBP lawmaker Bettina Petzold-Mähr, who have been talking.
The 2d, greater tremor shook the parliament construction extra violently, prompting the President of the Landtag, Albert Frick, to briefly halt the consultation and evacuate the chamber.
Liechtenstein police mentioned they won a “large number of calls from concerned citizens” following the earthquakes, that have been measured at 2.4 and three.9 magnitudes.
“So far, no personal injuries or property damage are known,” they added in a commentary.
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, the bigger tremor was once struck at 13.57 CET, with an epicentre round 19 kilometres south of the Austrian town of Dornbirn.
The earthquakes have been reportedly felt in portions of Austria and Switzerland, in addition to the southern German states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg.
In October 2020, Iceland’s Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir was once interrupted all through a press interview when a 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit the rustic.
Earlier that yr, New Zealand’s PM Jacinda Ardern was once additionally interrupted by way of an earthquake all through a reside tv interview.
