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M1.6 earthquake France

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in France on Mon, Apr 26, 2004, 10:57 AM GMT+2 (08:57 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 0 km NNE of Rambervillers, France. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-04-26 08:57:56 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.390° N, 6.830° E
Region
France
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000ctfe. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
192°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.40 km NNE of Rambervillers, France · 8192 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.95 km NNE of Rambervillers, France · 8190 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.61 km SE of Rambervillers, France · 8189 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.01 km WNW of Jeanménil, France · 8183 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.53 km NNE of Rambervillers, France · 8182 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.87 km N of Rambervillers, France · 8180 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.42 km NNE of Freyming-Merlebach, France · 8180 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.11 km WSW of Jeanménil, France · 8170 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 3.01 km SE of Rambervillers, France · 8166 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.1France · 8164 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.01 km WNW of Jeanménil, France · 8160 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.10 km WNW of Neuf-Brisach, France · 8156 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.11 km E of Rambervillers, France · 8150 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.71 km NE of Holtzwihr, France · 8141 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.12 km W of Gondreville, France · 8140 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.05 km WNW of Héricourt, France · 8140 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.81 km ENE of Rambervillers, France · 8140 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.91 km E of Rambervillers, France · 8140 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.24 km S of Plombières-les-Bains, France · 8138 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 1.92 km SSE of Bous, Germany · 8199 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.92 km SSE of Rambervillers, France · 8208 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.81 km WSW of Rambervillers, France · 8210 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.91 km SE of Oberrotweil, Germany · 8210 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.01 km SSW of Jeanménil, France · 8210 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.01 km WSW of Jeanménil, France · 8210 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.07 km SSW of Drulingen, France · 8211 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.70 km SSE of Jeanménil, France · 8212 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.32 km SE of Unterkrozingen, Germany · 8213 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.81 km WSW of Jeanménil, France · 8216 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.02 km S of Jeanménil, France · 8219 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.94 km NE of Sainte-Marguerite, France · 8221 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 3.00 km NW of Jeanménil, France · 8222 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.32 km WSW of Jeanménil, France · 8223 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ctfe. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:40 PM UTC.