Germany earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 3 km SSE of Jungingen, Germany

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3 km SSE of Jungingen, Germany on Sun, Sep 3, 1978, 9:16 AM GMT+1 (08:16 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 3 km ESE of Bisingen, Germany. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-09-03 08:16:56 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.303° N, 9.057° 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
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.31 km W of Balingen, Germany · 17551 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.73 km ESE of Bisingen, Germany · 17551 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.03 km SE of Bisingen, Germany · 17551 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.51 km N of Bitz, Germany · 17551 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.62 km NE of Meßstetten, Germany · 17550 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.16 km SSE of Balingen, Germany · 17550 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.13 km E of Bisingen, Germany · 17534 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 3.23 km NE of Deilingen, Germany · 17529 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.22 km WSW of Schömberg, Germany · 17528 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 3.02 km SSW of Jungingen, Germany · 17525 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 3.01 km N of Bitz, Germany · 17525 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 3.62 km SSE of Bitz, Germany · 17518 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 3.32 km SE of Hechingen, Germany · 17517 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 4.70 km WSW of Jungingen, Germany · 17514 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.72 km SW of Deißlingen, Germany · 17505 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 4.14 km E of Bisingen, Germany · 17551 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.71 km WNW of Bitz, Germany · 17551 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.24 km SSE of Balingen, Germany · 17551 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.02 km SSW of Burladingen, Germany · 17551 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 3.56 km NNW of Albstadt, Germany · 17551 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 3.12 km N of Albstadt, Germany · 17551 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.52 km SSE of Geislingen, Germany · 17551 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 4.33 km SSE of Bisingen, Germany · 17551 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 3.95 km SSW of Jungingen, Germany · 17551 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 5.34 km SSW of Jungingen, Germany · 17551 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000wc0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:18 AM UTC.