M2.5 earthquake 3 km SSW of Rosenfeld, Germany
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 3 km SSW of Rosenfeld, Germany on Sun, Nov 26, 1978, 3:09 AM GMT+1 (02:09 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 1 km SSE of Bodelshausen, Germany. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-11-26 02:09:52 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.260° N, 8.705° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000xmt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC.