M2.7 earthquake 2 km SW of Deißlingen, Germany
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 2 km SW of Deißlingen, Germany on Wed, Oct 18, 1978, 7:53 PM GMT+1 (18:53 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-10-18 18:53:34 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.101° N, 8.584° E
- Region
- Germany
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.70 km WSW of Jungingen, Germany · 17514 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.32 km SE of Hechingen, Germany · 17517 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.62 km SSE of Bitz, Germany · 17518 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.01 km N of Bitz, Germany · 17525 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.02 km SSW of Jungingen, Germany · 17526 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.22 km WSW of Schömberg, Germany · 17529 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.23 km NE of Deilingen, Germany · 17529 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.13 km E of Bisingen, Germany · 17535 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000x1p. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.