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M2.6 earthquake 3 km WNW of Oberried, Germany

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3 km WNW of Oberried, Germany on Thu, Jun 15, 2000, 7:56 AM GMT+2 (05:56 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
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-06-15 05:56:57 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.940° N, 7.910° 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.

Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.81 km SSW of Kirchzarten, Germany · 9604 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.72 km WNW of Oberried, Germany · 9604 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.82 km SW of Kirchzarten, Germany · 9604 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.31 km WSW of Buus, Switzerland · 9600 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 3.02 km SE of Magden, Switzerland · 9600 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.81 km NNW of Itingen, Switzerland · 9600 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.71 km NNW of Itingen, Switzerland · 9600 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.71 km S of Jungingen, Germany · 9597 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.63 km NNW of Herdwangen-Schönach, Germany · 9596 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.70 km SSW of Sausheim, France · 9589 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.91 km NNE of Breisach am Rhein, Germany · 9587 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.41 km SE of Gerstheim, France · 9583 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 3.25 km NNW of Selzach, Switzerland · 9580 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.81 km N of Muttenz, Switzerland · 9576 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.30 km N of Bad Peterstal-Griesbach, Germany · 9569 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.94 km N of Saulxures-sur-Moselotte, France · 9568 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.05 km SE of Sulzburg, Germany · 9567 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.91 km W of Sundhoffen, France · 9564 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.91 km NE of Arisdorf, Switzerland · 9561 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.73 km NNE of Horben, Germany · 9550 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.83 km NNW of Radolfzell, Germany · 9546 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.11 km N of Horben, Germany · 9605 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.11 km WSW of Schliengen, Germany · 9609 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.92 km WNW of Rodersdorf, Switzerland · 9616 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.80 km SW of Hausach, Germany · 9620 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.00 km NE of Étupes, France · 9621 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.30 km WSW of Bad Bellingen, Germany · 9623 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.92 km NNE of Seebach, Germany · 9631 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009umn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:37 PM UTC.