Germany earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 4 km SSW of Jungingen, Germany

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Jungingen, Germany on Sun, Sep 3, 1978, 6:08 AM GMT+1 (05:08 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.3 (ms), moderate
Local time
UTC
1978-09-03 05:08:30 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.290° N, 9.008° E
Region
Germany
Strongest shaking
VIII, severe 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
VIII, severe shaking
Peak ground acceleration
46.8% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
3.6 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

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Stations used
138

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.95 km SSW of Jungingen, Germany · 17551 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 4.33 km SSE of Bisingen, Germany · 17551 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.52 km SSE of Geislingen, Germany · 17551 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 3.12 km N of Albstadt, Germany · 17551 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 3.56 km NNW of Albstadt, Germany · 17551 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 3.02 km SSW of Burladingen, Germany · 17551 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.71 km WNW of Bitz, Germany · 17551 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 4.14 km E of Bisingen, Germany · 17551 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.63 km SSE of Jungingen, Germany · 17551 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.31 km W of Balingen, Germany · 17551 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 4.73 km ESE of Bisingen, Germany · 17551 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 3.03 km SE of Bisingen, Germany · 17551 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.51 km N of Bitz, Germany · 17551 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.62 km NE of Meßstetten, Germany · 17551 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 3.16 km SSE of Balingen, Germany · 17550 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 4.13 km E of Bisingen, Germany · 17534 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 3.23 km NE of Deilingen, Germany · 17529 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 3.02 km SSW of Jungingen, Germany · 17525 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 3.01 km N of Bitz, Germany · 17525 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 3.62 km SSE of Bitz, Germany · 17518 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 3.32 km SE of Hechingen, Germany · 17517 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 4.70 km WSW of Jungingen, Germany · 17514 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.72 km SW of Deißlingen, Germany · 17506 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 3.31 km NNW of Russikon, Switzerland · 17557 days ago · 40 km deep · 100 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000wbj (also filed as gcmtb090378c, gcmt19780903050830, atlas19780903050833, iscgem676200). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:16 AM UTC.