M3.9 earthquake 5 km WNW of Ostrach, Germany
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Ostrach, Germany on Sun, Jan 27, 2002, 3:24 AM GMT+1 (02:24 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-01-27 02:24:17 UTC
- Depth
- 17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.970° N, 9.320° 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
- 129
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.43 km E of Homburg, Switzerland · 9007 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.73 km WNW of Dogern, Germany · 9002 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.15 km SE of Ostrach, Germany · 8997 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
Before
- 2.02 km SSW of Immendingen, Germany · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.60 km SW of Müllheim, Switzerland · 9030 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.22 km ENE of Märstetten-Dorf, Switzerland · 9031 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.42 km E of Hilzingen, Germany · 9032 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.55 km WSW of Saulgau, Germany · 9041 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ax88. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC.