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M1.6 earthquake France

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in France on Fri, Sep 22, 2000, 10:12 PM GMT+2 (20:12 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 1 km WNW of Langendorf, Switzerland. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-09-22 20:12:48 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.010° N, 7.760° E
Region
France
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
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.90 km N of Tramelan, Switzerland · 9466 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.32 km NNE of Dambach-la-Ville, France · 9458 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.31 km ENE of Eichstetten, Germany · 9454 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.81 km WNW of Langendorf, Switzerland · 9454 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.14 km N of Bévilard, Switzerland · 9454 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.51 km E of Riedholz, Switzerland · 9452 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.00 km NE of Riedholz, Switzerland · 9451 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 2.53 km WNW of Bitz, Germany · 9506 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.05 km W of Metzeral, France · 9516 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.97 km SE of Pfetterhouse, France · 9522 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.81 km NE of Metzeral, France · 9528 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.15 km SSW of Glovelier, Switzerland · 9533 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.12 km E of Deilingen, Germany · 9535 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 3.53 km ENE of Singen, Germany · 9535 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a0p7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC.