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M1.7 earthquake 3 km NNE of Horben, Germany

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3 km NNE of Horben, Germany on Wed, Aug 9, 2000, 8:31 AM GMT+2 (06:31 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 3 km ENE of Singen, Germany. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-08-09 06:31:44 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.960° N, 7.890° E
Region
Germany
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.83 km NNW of Radolfzell, Germany · 9548 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.72 km SW of Ferrette, France · 9541 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.53 km ENE of Singen, Germany · 9537 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.12 km E of Deilingen, Germany · 9537 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.15 km SSW of Glovelier, Switzerland · 9535 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.81 km NE of Metzeral, France · 9530 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.97 km SE of Pfetterhouse, France · 9524 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.05 km W of Metzeral, France · 9517 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.21 km NNE of Burladingen, Germany · 9508 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.53 km WNW of Bitz, Germany · 9508 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.6France · 9507 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 2.91 km NE of Arisdorf, Switzerland · 9563 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.91 km W of Sundhoffen, France · 9567 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.05 km SE of Sulzburg, Germany · 9569 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.94 km N of Saulxures-sur-Moselotte, France · 9570 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.30 km N of Bad Peterstal-Griesbach, Germany · 9571 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.81 km N of Muttenz, Switzerland · 9578 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009y5t. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:10 AM UTC.