M4.7 earthquake 0 km WSW of Jungingen, Germany
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 0 km WSW of Jungingen, Germany on Tue, Oct 10, 1978, 2:03 PM GMT+1 (13:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-10-10 13:03:46 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.324° N, 9.030° 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
- 14.3% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.6 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.72 km SW of Deißlingen, Germany · 17516 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.53 km SSW of Rosenfeld, Germany · 17477 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
Before
- 3.32 km SE of Hechingen, Germany · 17527 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.62 km SSE of Bitz, Germany · 17528 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.01 km N of Bitz, Germany · 17535 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.02 km SSW of Jungingen, Germany · 17535 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.22 km WSW of Schömberg, Germany · 17538 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.23 km NE of Deilingen, Germany · 17539 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.13 km E of Bisingen, Germany · 17544 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000wy8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:52 AM UTC.