M2.9 earthquake 3 km SW of Moos, Germany
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 3 km SW of Moos, Germany on Sun, Apr 18, 2004, 10:23 AM GMT+2 (08:23 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-04-18 08:23:35 UTC
- Depth
- 23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 47.700° N, 8.900° E
- Region
- Germany
- 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 usp000csum. 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.
- Station coverage gap
- 86°
- Stations used
- 41
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 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.12 km NNW of Zuzwil, Switzerland · 8182 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.52 km SSW of Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach, Germany · 8165 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.21 km NNW of Hergiswil, Switzerland · 8157 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
Before
- 3.13 km NW of Weißensberg, Germany · 8204 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.30 km NNE of Wülflingen (Kreis 6) / Oberfeld, Switzerland · 8207 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.41 km SE of Haag (Rheintal), Switzerland · 8212 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.32 km SE of Unterkrozingen, Germany · 8212 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.22 km N of Jungingen, Germany · 8214 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.48 km SW of Linthal, Switzerland · 8216 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000csum. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:34 AM UTC.