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M1.8 earthquake 2 km SW of Kirchzarten, Germany

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 2 km SW of Kirchzarten, Germany on Fri, Jun 16, 2000, 4:04 AM GMT+2 (02:04 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 1 km WSW of Buus, 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
2000-06-16 02:04:36 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.950° N, 7.930° 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.

Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.31 km WSW of Buus, Switzerland · 9600 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.02 km SE of Magden, Switzerland · 9600 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.81 km NNW of Itingen, Switzerland · 9600 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.71 km NNW of Itingen, Switzerland · 9600 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.71 km S of Jungingen, Germany · 9597 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.63 km NNW of Herdwangen-Schönach, Germany · 9596 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.70 km SSW of Sausheim, France · 9589 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.91 km NNE of Breisach am Rhein, Germany · 9587 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.41 km SE of Gerstheim, France · 9583 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.25 km NNW of Selzach, Switzerland · 9580 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.81 km N of Muttenz, Switzerland · 9576 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.30 km N of Bad Peterstal-Griesbach, Germany · 9569 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.94 km N of Saulxures-sur-Moselotte, France · 9568 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.05 km SE of Sulzburg, Germany · 9567 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.91 km W of Sundhoffen, France · 9564 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.91 km NE of Arisdorf, Switzerland · 9561 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.73 km NNE of Horben, Germany · 9550 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.83 km NNW of Radolfzell, Germany · 9546 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 1.72 km WNW of Oberried, Germany · 9604 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.81 km SSW of Kirchzarten, Germany · 9604 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.63 km WNW of Oberried, Germany · 9605 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.11 km N of Horben, Germany · 9605 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.11 km WSW of Schliengen, Germany · 9609 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.92 km WNW of Rodersdorf, Switzerland · 9616 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.80 km SW of Hausach, Germany · 9620 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.00 km NE of Étupes, France · 9621 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.30 km WSW of Bad Bellingen, Germany · 9623 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.92 km NNE of Seebach, Germany · 9631 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009up9. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:46 PM UTC.