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M4.7 earthquake 3 km ESE of Bisingen, Germany

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of Bisingen, Germany on Sun, Sep 3, 1978, 11:02 AM GMT+1 (10:02 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.7 (ml), light
Local time: Sun, Sep 3, 1978, 11:02 AM GMT+1
UTC: 1978-09-03 10:02:42 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 48.302° N, 8.961° E
Region: Germany
Strongest shaking: VI, strong shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: VI, strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 16.3% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 1.8 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 70

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000wc2 (also filed as atlas19780903100242). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:54 AM UTC.