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M1.8 earthquake France

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck in France on Mon, Mar 27, 2000, 12:03 PM GMT+2 (10:03 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 2 km WSW of Glovelier, Switzerland. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-03-27 10:03:24 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.800° N, 6.850° E
Region
France
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.01 km NW of Neuf-Brisach, France · 9685 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.74 km SE of Breisach am Rhein, Germany · 9685 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 3.12 km SW of Fontenais, Switzerland · 9685 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.04 km NW of Glovelier, Switzerland · 9685 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.03 km N of Glovelier, Switzerland · 9685 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.33 km SE of Courgenay, Switzerland · 9685 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 3.22 km N of Glovelier, Switzerland · 9685 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.91 km NE of Bollschweil, Germany · 9684 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.52 km W of Le Noirmont, Switzerland · 9682 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.42 km ESE of Réguisheim, France · 9679 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.04 km WSW of Nidau, Switzerland · 9678 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.54 km E of Boncourt, Switzerland · 9677 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.73 km N of Hasel, Germany · 9676 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 3.52 km WSW of Glovelier, Switzerland · 9676 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.14 km ENE of Vagney, France · 9673 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.71 km NNE of Bad Bellingen, Germany · 9670 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.32 km NE of Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane, Switzerland · 9667 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.43 km WSW of Remiremont, France · 9666 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.92 km SSW of Ferrette, France · 9663 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.76 km E of Vicques, Switzerland · 9662 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.83 km ENE of Giromagny, France · 9657 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.81 km NW of Metzeral, France · 9648 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 2.02 km E of Bitschwiller-lès-Thann, France · 9644 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.31 km SSW of Todtnau, Germany · 9638 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.87 km WNW of Clerval, France · 9637 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 1.91 km ENE of Algolsheim, France · 9695 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.06 km SW of Ferrette, France · 9697 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.81 km N of Breisach am Rhein, Germany · 9701 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.40 km ENE of Vogtsburg, Germany · 9702 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.01 km NW of Nordhouse, France · 9703 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.52 km E of Selzach, Switzerland · 9703 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.94 km SE of Kandern, Germany · 9706 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.91 km ESE of Rothau, France · 9711 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.31 km NNW of Pfetterhouse, France · 9713 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009q96. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC.