M2.8 earthquake 1 km S of Saulgau, Germany
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 1 km S of Saulgau, Germany on Mon, Oct 8, 2001, 7:28 AM GMT+2 (05:28 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 Austria. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-10-08 05:28:54 UTC
- Depth
- 9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.000° N, 9.500° 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
- 54
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.3Austria · 9104 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.35 km NNE of Warth, Austria · 9078 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
Before
- 2.23 km E of Ostrach, Germany · 9127 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.21 km S of Saulgau, Germany · 9127 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.41 km S of Saulgau, Germany · 9127 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.81 km SE of Saulgau, Germany · 9128 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.31 km SSE of Saulgau, Germany · 9130 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.03 km SE of Eschenz, Switzerland · 9137 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.21 km WSW of Immendingen, Germany · 9139 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aqes. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:08 AM UTC.