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M2.2 earthquake 5 km NW of Schutterwald, Germany

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Schutterwald, Germany on Fri, Mar 12, 2004, 9:49 PM GMT+1 (20:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 3 km WNW of Sankt Peter, Germany. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-03-12 20:49:42 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.490° N, 7.840° 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 usp000cpsk. 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
173°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.63 km WNW of Sankt Peter, Germany · 8240 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.75 km N of Stegen, Germany · 8240 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.71 km WSW of Jeanménil, France · 8237 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.11 km E of Rambervillers, France · 8236 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.62 km N of Rust, Germany · 8233 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.34 km NNE of Rambervillers, France · 8232 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.51 km N of Rambervillers, France · 8231 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.32 km WSW of Jeanménil, France · 8222 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.00 km NW of Jeanménil, France · 8222 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.94 km NE of Sainte-Marguerite, France · 8221 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.02 km S of Jeanménil, France · 8219 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.81 km WSW of Jeanménil, France · 8216 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 3.22 km N of Jungingen, Germany · 8214 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.32 km SE of Unterkrozingen, Germany · 8212 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.70 km SSE of Jeanménil, France · 8212 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.07 km SSW of Drulingen, France · 8211 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.01 km WSW of Jeanménil, France · 8210 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.01 km SSW of Jeanménil, France · 8210 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.91 km SE of Oberrotweil, Germany · 8210 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.81 km WSW of Rambervillers, France · 8210 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.92 km SSE of Rambervillers, France · 8208 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.6France · 8196 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 3.40 km NNE of Rambervillers, France · 8191 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.95 km NNE of Rambervillers, France · 8190 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.61 km SE of Rambervillers, France · 8189 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.01 km WNW of Jeanménil, France · 8183 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.53 km NNE of Rambervillers, France · 8182 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.82 km NNE of Ehningen, Germany · 8181 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 2.31 km SSE of Epfig, France · 8243 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.04 km NNE of Bad Peterstal-Griesbach, Germany · 8244 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.14 km NNE of Bad Peterstal-Griesbach, Germany · 8244 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.94 km NNE of Bad Peterstal-Griesbach, Germany · 8244 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.71 km NNW of Ottmarsheim, France · 8251 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.91 km ENE of Rambervillers, France · 8258 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.61 km NW of Holtzwihr, France · 8260 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.11 km N of Fessenheim, France · 8261 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.90 km SW of Jeanménil, France · 8264 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.82 km SW of Jeanménil, France · 8265 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.21 km WSW of Jeanménil, France · 8266 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.93 km NNW of Jeanménil, France · 8266 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 3.51 km SSW of Jeanménil, France · 8266 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.54 km NNE of Xonrupt-Longemer, France · 8267 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.91 km SW of Rambervillers, France · 8268 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cpsk. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:54 PM UTC.