Switzerland earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 1 km N of Neunkirch, Switzerland

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 1 km N of Neunkirch, Switzerland on Fri, May 17, 2002, 9:19 AM GMT+2 (07:19 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 1 km ENE of Waldburg, Germany. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-05-17 07:19:39 UTC
Depth
27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.700° N, 8.500° E
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
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km NW of Gaienhofen, Germany · 8904 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.70 km NW of Heitersheim, Germany · 8901 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.81 km WNW of Breitnau, Germany · 8899 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.82 km ENE of Mühlenbach, Germany · 8884 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.11 km E of Grünkraut, Germany · 8882 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.23 km SSW of Jungingen, Germany · 8876 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.13 km S of Staufen, Germany · 8874 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 3.61 km ENE of Waldburg, Germany · 8855 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.63 km NNE of Schlier, Germany · 8854 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.55 km NNE of Bermatingen, Germany · 8852 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.84 km ENE of Salem, Germany · 8852 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.44 km W of Hagenthal-le-Bas, France · 8846 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.51 km N of Auggen, Germany · 8905 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.00 km WSW of Hartheim, Germany · 8911 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.39 km E of Schwanden, Switzerland · 8911 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.43 km SW of Klingnau, Switzerland · 8920 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.00 km NW of Mahlberg, Germany · 8925 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.85 km WNW of Schluchsee, Germany · 8927 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b4fm. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:49 AM UTC.